| Bat Trang ceramic craft village: a Tet attraction Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:32 PM PST Located to Hanoi's southeast, past the Chuong Duong Bridge and 10km along the Red River dyke, the traditional Bat Trang craft village is an ideal shopping destination for visitors on Tet holidays. Festive season stockpiling can overwhelm Bat Trang village's first time guests. The Lunar New Year adds holiday decorations to the traditional household ceramic […] The post Bat Trang ceramic craft village: a Tet attraction appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Vietnam sees rises in unofficial jobs, unemployment for youths Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:26 PM PST Unemployment among Vietnam's young workforce and the number of unofficial jobs are both surging at alarming rate, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO)…. The latest report from the ILO showed that the unemployment rate in people lower than 25 years old was 5.95 percent in the last quarter of 2013, more than three times […] The post Vietnam sees rises in unofficial jobs, unemployment for youths appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Vietnam must improve waste water treatment Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:23 PM PST Viet Nam needs about US$8.3 billion to provide waste water treatment services to its 36 million urban residents by 2025, according to a World Bank report released last week. A waste water treatment in southern Soc Trang City. The World Bank estimates that Viet Nam needs about US$8.3 billion to provide waste water treatment services […] The post Vietnam must improve waste water treatment appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Fund management firms suffer losses Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:18 PM PST Recent statistics from the State Securities Commission showed that about half of the fund management companies were suffering from aggregated losses. Of the 47 fund management companies, seven had halted their operations or were put under special control, while 23 companies – equal to half of the rest – were incurring aggregated losses. Two of […] The post Fund management firms suffer losses appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Vietnamese prefer doing shopping on Vietnamese websites Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:15 PM PST Four of the five best-known retail websites in Vietnam belong to Vietnamese owners. Vietnam is the only market in the region where domestic retail websites overwhelm foreign ones, according to comScore, a market survey firm. Vatgia.com, Lazada.vn, 5giay.vn, enbac.com and Thegioididong.com are the websites which have the highest numbers of visitors in Vietnam. Of these, […] The post Vietnamese prefer doing shopping on Vietnamese websites appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Vietnam’s exports to US jumps 21.3%yoy in 2013 Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:13 PM PST Vietnam's exports to the United States were estimated to hit $23.87 billion in 2013, increasing 21.3% from a year back, accounting for 18% of the country's total export values, the General Department of Vietnam Customs said in its website. Vietnam's export's staples to the US in 2013 are: garment and textile ($8.61 billion, up 15.5% […] The post Vietnam's exports to US jumps 21.3%yoy in 2013 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| An Giang’s January export turnover up 20% Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:10 PM PST The export turnover of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang in the first month of the year is estimated at US$74.8 million, up 21.3% over last year, according to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade. The two items seeing the highest increases are garment and textiles, reaching US$7.9 million, up 23.7%, and frozen […] The post An Giang's January export turnover up 20% appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Tien Giang registers strong surge in exports Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:07 PM PST The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang reached an export turnover of US$83 million in January this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.1%. According to Dang Thanh Liem, Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade, the result indicates a bright prospect for the locality's export activities in 2014. The province has set […] The post Tien Giang registers strong surge in exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| Remittances revive real estate Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:05 PM PST Property developers are eyeing the remittances overseas Vietnamese traditionally send before Tet (the Lunar New Year). Banks and remittance companies have launched promotion campaigns targeted at the increasing remittances. “Many people, especially those who have yet to buy a house, would like to buy by the end of the year so that they can enjoy […] The post Remittances revive real estate appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
| How should Vietnam behave towards ODA? Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:00 PM PST While highly appreciating the official development assistance (ODA) as an important resource for the economic development, economists have called on to be cautious in receiving and using the capital. Vietnam has escaped hunger and poverty to become a middle income country. However, it still needs the assistance of the international donors through ODA to ensure […] The post How should Vietnam behave towards ODA? appeared first on Vietnam Business News.  |
