Nguyen Vu Toan, deputy general director of Saigon Co.op, said they have stockpiled nearly VND4.9 trillion (US$212.3 million) worth of goods for Tet, a 20 per cent increase from last year. The co-operative would increase quality inspections of its supermarkets 10-fold over normal months, he added. … [Read more...] about HCM City to ensure food safety, steady prices during Tet
Price regulation
Breakthrough potential emerges for Vietnamese goods in Latin America
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s European-American Market Department, Vietnamese enterprises need to study market needs, determine their competitive advantages, and learn about import, tax and customs regulations of importing countries if they are to succeed in accessing Latin American markets. Thu Phuong … [Read more...] about Breakthrough potential emerges for Vietnamese goods in Latin America
Smoking rate among men falls in 2020
Hải of the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund said that tobacco was sold at many places at cheap prices, and new kinds of tobacco products such as e-cigarettes were being sold. The e-cigarette smoking rate rose 2.6 per cent in 2019 from 0.5 per cent in 2015. … [Read more...] about Smoking rate among men falls in 2020
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 18
For example, a new housing price level was set in just a short period of time in HCM City, he said, adding that affordable projects become mid-end and mid-end become high-end. The problem was that this was simply an increase in price, not in quality, which might easily cause a market bubble, he added. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 18