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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January 30, 2011
A Da Nang labor official talks with garment workers from a South Korean firm after they went on strike asking for their monthly salary and Tet bonus More than 700 garment workers at a South Korean firm in Da Nang went on a wildcat strike Tuesday (January 25) asking for their salaries and Tet bonus with the [...]
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December 22, 2010
The Market Control Department will step up inspections in an effort to keep prices stable during the holiday season. Vietnam’s top market management agency has said retailers will be under strict scrutiny as the country tries to keep prices of consumer goods stable during the holiday season. The Market Control Department has ordered its officials [...]
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January 5, 2010
Tran Ngoc Hong sits besides his waterlogged apricot garden in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. LookAtVietnam – Hundreds of families on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City won’t be able to enjoy Tet this year after a broken dyke flooded their houses and apricot gardens early Saturday. Apricots trees are the traditional [...]
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January 4, 2010
Tran Ngoc Hong sits besides his waterlogged apricot garden in Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City. Hundreds of families on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City wonât be able to enjoy Tet this year after a broken dyke flooded their houses and apricot gardens early Saturday. Apricots trees are the traditional decorative plant [...]
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December 30, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Tour operators in the country have received early bookings from overseas Vietnamese returning home for the Lunar New Year 2010 or Tet. Vietravel has reported an even bigger number of 3,600 overseas Vietnamese tourists during the holiday.It is expected that the number of overseas Vietnamese, or Viet Kieu, returning home will be much [...]
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December 24, 2009
Christmas is a time for many individuals, organisations and voluntary clubs to join hands in charitable activities by helping less fortunate people enjoy a meaningful LookAtVietnam – Although Christmas does not have historical roots in Viet Nam, people across the country are filled with the holiday spirit. No need to wait until December 25, one [...]
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December 21, 2009
Santa Claus coming to town: A father and his son shop for Christmas toys. Believe it or not, Xmas season spreads a lot of shopping cheer. Trinh Bich Hau, shaded from the bright sunshine by her white wide-brimmed hat, stopped at a souvenir shop where Christmas trees, cards, bells, lights and other decorations were displayed [...]
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December 2, 2009
Amazon.com said on Monday that its Kindle electronic book reader posted its best sales yet in November, as rivals struggled with their customer orders. Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos holds the new Kindle 2 electronic reader at a news conference in New York where the device was introduced, February 9, 2009. The Kindle 2, [...]
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September 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Sales at big supermarkets and trade centres on National Day were 200-300 percent higher than on ordinary days. Contrary to predictions that sales would not be higher on National Day as it fell in mid week, actual sales on the day increased by as much as 30 percent. Pico Plaza reported the sales increase [...]
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