August 14, 2011
Government’s inflation fight will decide short-term future, analysts say Motorcyclists ride past a construction site in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City on August 8. For the first time in two years, land prices have gone down in Hanoi. Perhaps for the first time ever, developers are offering apartments in lieu of cash [...]
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July 10, 2011
Industry stakeholders grapple with falling production, higher costs and low prices Farmers harvest tra fish in the Mekong Delta. A shortage of the fish is expected to recur next month. As many as 147 firms have stopped seafood processing and export to pursue other kinds of business since the beginning of this year, pushed [...]
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April 25, 2011
New power pricing rule only a first step in market liberalization, analysts feel An electrician installs meters on an electrical pole in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam raised electricity rates by about 15 percent in March. A new rule that allows electricity prices to be changed several times a year can spur investment and help ease [...]
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March 15, 2011
The reservoir at Ham Thuan Power Plant in the Central Highlands is drying up Many hydropower plants have had to reduce operations due to dangerously low water levels, worsening the electricity shortage problem in the country. Power plant operators said reservoirs are drying up around the country, especially in the Central Highlands and southern provinces. [...]
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March 9, 2011
A man rides a bicycle past a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City. Real estate trading in the city is very slow, and prices have fallen sharply. Given that the real estate market is facing capital shortages, Vietnam should allow investors to access loans from foreign commercial banks at far lower interest rates. Dang [...]
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February 28, 2011
Seafood processors will face a shortage of tra fish, this year Vietnam’s tra fish output may drop 40 percent this year as farmers continue to turn away from the business. Industry insiders say that farmers will only be able to produce 900,000 tons of tra fish, this year, which will translates roughly to 360,000-380,000 tons [...]
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January 17, 2010
Seafood processors in the Mekong Delta provinces have been facing a shortage of raw materials ever since shrimp and tra catfish farming areas shrank dramatically last year. LookAtVietnam – Seafood processors in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces have been facing a shortage of raw materials ever since shrimp and tra catfish farming areas shrank [...]
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January 11, 2010
Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. LookAtVietnam – Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet [...]
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January 9, 2010
Despite the recent hike, sugar prices in the country are not that high compared to the regional market. Many enterprises are very worried about rising sugar prices as they prepare for the peak production period of the year with the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival just weeks away. On December 30, sugar was priced at [...]
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January 2, 2010
Le Thi Hien walked away with utter discontent after glancing at a steel company’s job vacancy announcement at Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi. Two jobseekers look at a vacancy announcement in Quang Minh Industrial Park in Hanoi. “The salary is too low, even lower than that of a domestic help in the city. Moreover, [...]
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