The Business Times: Where are interest groups in agriculture?

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• Where are interest groups in agriculture?
• Construction sector declines 5.4%
• Vietnam has highest phishing rate in the world
• Management fees to put cat amongst pigeons
• Experts split over power price adjustment
• Australia, VN sign technology accord
• Petrol prices rise once more
• Housing support rules oulined
• Paper firms asked to step up investment
• Take-away cafes boom in HCM City

Where are interest groups in agriculture? Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:27 AM PDT The conclusion of “not yet finding group interests in agriculture” by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development — Cao Duc Phat, in the recent hearings of the National Assembly (NA) seemed to displease NA deputies. Perhaps group interest is not necessarily shown in the form of guilty as being referred to by Phat for being [...] The post Where are interest groups in agriculture? appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Construction sector declines 5.4% Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:24 AM PDT HA NOI (VNS) Companies in the construction sector in the first five months of this year continued to meet many difficulties, especially in the materials and real-estate area, said the Ministry of Construction. The total business and production value of the construction sector reached more than VND12.6 trillion (US$600 million) in May and VND57.814 trillion [...] The post Construction sector declines 5.4% appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam has highest phishing rate in the world Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:14 AM PDT In the latest survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab, in 2012, 37.3 million Internet users worldwide became victims of phishing. Vietnam is among the countries with the highest number of phishing victims. According to the survey, the number of Internet users facing this type of attack increased by 87 percent, from 19.9 million to 37.3 million [...] The post Vietnam has highest phishing rate in the world appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Management fees to put cat amongst pigeons Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:14 AM PDT Newly approved management fees are expected to cool down hot disputes between project developers and residents in Hanoi. Hanoi People's Committee has recently decided to quadruple the management fees of apartment buildings, which in the past have been flashpoints of conflict with many apartment building residents claiming developers were ripping them off. Decision 3431/QD-UBND, signed [...] The post Management fees to put cat amongst pigeons appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Experts split over power price adjustment Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:07 AM PDT The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed an adjustment of retail power prices sold to households, producers and traders. They have urged the Prime Minister, who will make the final decision, to impose a separate power price framework for the steel and cement production sectors, with prices liable to rise as much as [...] The post Experts split over power price adjustment appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Australia, VN sign technology accord Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:50 PM PDT Australia and Viet Nam are looking forward to working together on future scientific and technological opportunities after an agreement was signed in Canberra yesterday, June 26. The accord was signed by Australia’s Minister for Science and Research Senator Don Farrell and Viet Nam’s Minister for Science and Technology Nguyen Quan. Senator Farrell said that the [...] The post Australia, VN sign technology accord appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Petrol prices rise once more Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:31 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— The ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade agreed for petrol retailers to increase their price by VND305-367 per litre from 8pm yesterday. The retail price of diesel oil also rose by VND370 per litre and the rising rates for kerosene and mazut were VND305 and VND328. After the move, Petrolimex immediately [...] The post Petrol prices rise once more appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Housing support rules oulined Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:31 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— Buyers of low-income houses will soon be able to raise mortgages on their new properties, even when they are not built, according to the Ministry of Construction. The ministry gave the details on Tuesday of the VND30 trillion (US$1.42 billion) support package set up for the purpose. In Circular 11/2013 of the [...] The post Housing support rules oulined appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Paper firms asked to step up investment Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:30 PM PDT HA NOI (VNS)— Domestic paper companies have been asked to invest in new production lines to save long term costs and improve quality as a number of larger foreign firms have recently entered the industry. The sector faces many common difficulties due to the struggling economy, which has resulted in several enterprises going bankrupt or [...] The post Paper firms asked to step up investment appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Take-away cafes boom in HCM City Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:26 PM PDT Recently, the coffee business called “take away” or “to go” has mushroomed in Saigon, after the lemon ice tea movement. This new business model appears in many roads in the districts of Binh Thanh, Go Vap, Phu Nhuan, Tan Binh … Not only sidewalk cafes but also big coffee shops offer "take-away" coffee. There are [...] The post Take-away cafes boom in HCM City appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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