January 25, 2012
Consumer demand for holiday goods and transportation will grow 10 percent from last year, according to a government forecast that urged authorities to monitor and stabilize prices. Asia’s fastest inflation is the last thing on Tran Hang’s mind as she jostles fellow shoppers at a street stall in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to snap up [...]
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October 23, 2011
A classic comedy sets the stage for realizing theatrical dreams for a couple of expats A scene in the dress rehearsal of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ Critics said that Vietnamese up-and-coming Lan Phuong (in red) has fulfilled her role with good acting and English-speaking skills. “When one is in town one amuses oneself. [...]
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January 28, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam’s people founded universities have said they will raise fees by between 10 and 15 percent for the upcoming school year. It follows Universities being requested to report back on tentative plans for tuition fees for the 2010 school year to the Ministry of Education and Training. This is so the ministry can [...]
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January 27, 2010
LookAtVietnam – The flower and ornamental tree market has been steadily humming for the last several days, three weeks before Tet. Imported flowers dominating market “Seventy percent of flowers and ornamental trees are from China,’ said Nam, the owner of Giang Nam Floral Shop in Hanoi Nam said that flowers from China are diverse and fit the [...]
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November 27, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Prices will increase on at least 500 consumer products say domestic producers and suppliers. Suppliers of imported canned food, spices and confectionary have sent new price quotes to food shops, informing them that confectionary products imported from Europe will have price increases by 10 percent over the previous Tet. Meanwhile products from Europe [...]
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November 19, 2009
The Tre Publishing House planned to launch the Vietnamese version of “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer on November 26 but the book appeared for sale some ten days earlier. The cover of the Tre Publishing House’s “Breaking Dawn” edition. Tre Publishing House’s employees discovered the illegal Vietnamese version of “Breaking Dawn” or Hung Dong at bookstores [...]
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September 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – While Vietnamese consumers have a well-developed sense of style, producers say consumers don’t realise that Vietnam-made housewares are better than foreign goods. Made-in-Vietnam products good, but unappealing A big retailer, Nguyen Thi Anh Hong, the owner of Maximark judged that Vietnam-made housewares have one outstanding advantage: high quality. They have disadvantages too: there is [...]
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August 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Lamps claimed to prevent short-sightedness are dominating the electrical appliance market with young parents seeking to prevent their children A customer looks at lamps which are said to prevent short-sightedness in a shop on Phung Hung street.However, experts say many of the claims made by the manufacturers and retailers of some of the [...]
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June 27, 2009
A customer shops for foreign-branded milk products at Co.opMart supermarket in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 1 Importers and distributors of foreign milk products are selling them at up to 2.5 times their cost price, partly to cover advertisement and promotion expenses, Ho Chi Minh City inspectors say. Inspections of some dairy importers and distributors [...]
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May 18, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – As petrol prices have been rising and the minimum wage has increased, commodity prices are being raised in all markets and supermarkets. HCM City has been witnessing a new wave of price increases, with the prices of vegetables having increased by VND1,500-3,000/kg. Cabbage is now selling at VND10,000/kg, while Da Lat-sourced lettuce [...]
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