Tag: up
Retail sector gears up for Tet shopping
VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses are stockpiling goods ahead of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, even though experts are predicting lower consumer demand this year due to the economic downturn. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed departments in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to provide 650 billion VND (38.2 million USD) to help businesses... Read more
Giant winged yam dug up in Dong Thap
VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer, Vo Thanh Nhon, in Hoa Long hamlet, Hoa An commune, Cao Lanh city in the southern province of Dong Thap has dug up a huge winged yam, which is 51.4kg in weight. The farmer and his giant winged yam. Nhon said this winged yam belongs to Co Dien variety and it was grown for two years. The farmer said he often planted... Read more
Company set up for Bien Hoa-Vung Tau highway projects
A company called “Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Highway-developing Joint Stock Company” was launched Tuesday at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City. The company was established to implement a project to widen the existing National Highway 51 from Dong Nai Province’s Bien Hoa Town to Vung Tau Town in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province plus build another highway between... Read more
Vietnam tourism industry drawing up holiday “sales”
VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism industry is designing 100 promotional tours to promote tourism in the time of crisis but many hoteliers are not sure whether this project is feasible or not. Foreign visitors in Hue City.VietNamNet Bridge – The tourism industry is designing 100 promotional tours to promote tourism in the time of crisis but many hoteliers... Read more
Sharp falls of LCD TV prices push sales up
VietNamNet Bridge – Producers said that the consumption of LCD and plasma TVs have increased by 4-6 times compared to the same period of 2007, thanks to sharp price reductions. The purchasing power in Hanoi and HCM City has reportedly been increasing sharply since the beginning of December 2008. According to Ngo Thanh Dat, Head of Marketing Division, under... Read more
Chaos reigns as clam fever heats up Can Gio beach
December 23, 2008 . Filed under News
Thousands have rushed to the 30.4 beach in HCMC’s Can Gio District over the past week after local authorities allowed clam picking at a local beach A clam rush on a beach in Can Gio District last week became so chaotic that the police had to fire warning shots in the air to break up fights that had broken out between the... Read more
Computer sales up in third quarter: IDC report
Vietnam’s personal computer market experienced 12.5 percent growth in the third quarter from a year earlier, according to a report by IDC, a subsidiary of the market research firm International Data Group. During the quarter, 365,600 units were sold, 8.5 percent more than in the second quarter, the IDC report,... Read more
Chaos reigns as clam fever heats up Can Gio beach
Thousands have rushed to the 30.4 beach in HCMC’s Can Gio District over the past week after local authorities allowed clam picking at a local beach A clam rush on a beach in Can Gio District last week became so chaotic that the police had to fire warning shots in the air to break up fights that had broken out between the... Read more
HCM City kids warm up their easels
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 160,000 children under 15 years of age in HCM City are expected to join the annual green painting contest to be held next April. Little Picasso: Choi Trau (Buffalo Fight) by Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Uyen, 14, a student at Nguyen Du High School, won second prize in this year’s Green Drawing contest.The organising board of the... Read more
Tourist village serves up pomelo treat
The yummy goi buoi (pomelo salad) served in Dong Nai Province’s “Lang Buoi Nam Hue” tourist area Many varieties of delicious grapefruit abound in Tan Trieu Islet, around 40 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. To reach it, one has to go along the Hanoi Highway to Tan Van T-junction before turning left... Read more