January 12, 2010
The establishment of a new power company, Vincomin Power, would foster competition in the energy sector and benefit consumers, a senior official has said. The goal of the government is to make the power sector more competitive, Ta Van Huong, head of the Energy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said in an [...]
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January 2, 2010
TNS Vietnam, Kantar Worldpanel and Kantar Media have identified several key trends that will influence consumerism in 2010. One year ago, Vietnam was marred in its first recession in modern history and the prospects of the average consumer were looking bleak. Twelve months later, it appears that Vietnamese consumers seem to have weathered “the perfect [...]
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October 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Thrifty Vietnamese consumers are delaying purchases, hoping instead to buy cheaper Thai and Japanese goods which are expected to flow into Vietnam. “I need an LCD TV for my family. However, I have decided to wait until next month. By that time, I will have the chance to purchase high quality Japanese products [...]
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September 1, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Mobile phone operators recently organised several promotional campaigns to attract or retain existing post-paid subscribers. MobiFone and Viettel have also announce promotional programmes for post-paid subscribers.The move follows complaints from post-paid subscribers, who account for 10 per cent of all users, that they had not received the same attention and back-up service as [...]
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March 7, 2009
The WWF on Thursday launched in Vietnam a three-year project to make Indochinaâs rattan industry more competitive while also maintaining the fast-developing regionâs resource-rich forests. The initiative, Establishing a Sustainable Production System for Rattan Products in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, âcan create a win-win situation for communities, businesses and the environment,â said WWFâs Tran Minh [...]
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February 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Bat Trang ceramics artisans and producers are mobilising to make them more competitive against imports being sold in the village, some under the local brand name. Tourists visit ceramic goods display in Bat Trang Village.The local products are hand-made and individually crafted with each one being different, whereas the imported are produced in [...]
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