As Hanoi has rapidly urbanised, many traditional markets have been replaced with supermarkets, convenience stores and trade centres. A vegetable stall at Châu Long Market However, sites converted from traditional markets into modern shopping centres are not as bustling as they used to be. Twelve years ago, Hàng Da traditional market in the city’s central business area was demolished and replaced by a new model combining the traditional market with a modern shopping mall. The new indoor location has one underground floor for the traditional market and two above-ground floors for shops offering a wide range of products. Visiting poorly-patronised Hàng Da shopping mall, Steve Davis, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Project for Public Spaces from the US, was surprised that the mall could maintain operations. Food markets need modernisation, but that does not mean turning traditional markets into trade centres or putting them under a shopping mall, … [Read more...] about Hanoi updates traditional markets
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Hà Nội updates traditional markets
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — As Hà Nội has rapidly urbanised, many traditional markets have been replaced with supermarkets, convenience stores and trade centres. However, sites converted from traditional markets into modern shopping centres are not as bustling as they used to be. Twelve years ago, Hàng Da traditional market in the city’s central business area was demolished and replaced by a new model combining the traditional market with a modern shopping mall. The new indoor location has one underground floor for the traditional market and two above-ground floors for shops offering a wide range of products. Visiting poorly-patronised Hàng Da shopping mall, Steve Davis, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Project for Public Spaces from the US, was surprised that the mall could maintain operations. Food markets need modernisation, but that does not mean turning traditional markets into trade centres or putting them under a … [Read more...] about Hà Nội updates traditional markets
Hanoi: Traditional market renovation still face challenges
A stall in Long Bien market (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Hanoi’s Long Bien district began a project to renovate old traditional markets to be more modern in 2016, but only 13 of the 20 existing markets have been upgraded so far. The project, initiated by municipal authorities, aims to build or renovate traditional markets across the city into trading centres to meet consumers’ demand as well as hygiene and safety standards. However, Long Bien, like many other districts, is facing many difficulties in the transition. Nguyen The Trong, who manages four markets in Long Bien district’s Ngoc Lam ward, told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) that a traditional market needed to meet at least 10 criteria to be recognised as modern and civilised market. These criteria include infrastructure conditions, fire safety, food safety and hygiene, and public order, he said. After two years of implementation, 13 out of 20 traditional markets … [Read more...] about Hanoi: Traditional market renovation still face challenges
Traditional market renovation still face challenges
Part of Đồng Xuân-Bắc Qua Market in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s Long Biên District began a project to renovate old traditional markets to be more modern in 2016, but only 13 of the 20 existing markets have been upgraded so far. The project, initiated by municipal authorities, aims to build or renovate traditional markets across the city into trading centres to meet consumers’ demand as well as hygiene and safety standards. However, Long Biên, like many other districts, is facing many difficulties in the transition. Nguyễn Thế Trọng, who manages four markets in Long Biên District’s Ngọc Lâm Ward, told Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) newspaper that a traditional market needed to meet at least 10 criteria to be recognised as modern and civilised market. These criteria … [Read more...] about Traditional market renovation still face challenges
Rice exports: Opportunities in traditional markets
The latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) show that Vietnam exported 3.6 million tonnes of rice worth US$1.83 billion in the first six months of 2018, up two percent in volume and 44.3 percent in value compared with the first half of 2017. In June 2018, the export price of Vietnamese five percent broken rice was US$450 per tonne, higher than export prices of Indian and Thai rice of the same kind. China remained the largest importer of Vietnamese rice in the first half of 2018 (26 percent of exports). However, due to a decline in importer demand, exports to this market decreased by 27.6 percent in volume and 14.8 percent in value compared with the first half of 2017. The average export price to China was US$532.5 per tonne, up 17.7 percent. Meanwhile, exports to Indonesia - the second largest importer of Vietnamese rice, grew 45 times in volume and 60 times in value, accounting for 19.7 percent of total export volume and 18.2 percent of total export value. The … [Read more...] about Rice exports: Opportunities in traditional markets