The Business Times: Buyers return to Ha Noi market

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• Buyers return to Ha Noi market
• Transactions remain steady in City
• Vietnam learns to develop energy market
• Pepper exports up in value, volume in Q1
• Global excess hits rubber exports
• Vietnam enjoys trade surplus with the US
• Singapore-Vietnam trade continues to thrive
• Sharp increase in VN-Thailand trade
• High-yield crops to replace rice
• Tourism festival kicks off in HCM City

Buyers return to Ha Noi market Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:58 PM PDT Property transactions in Ha Noi had started to pick up since the beginning of the year, indicating a change of direction for the languishing market, according to the Ministry of Construction. According to the Xay dung (Construction) newspaper, 1,290 transactions were successfully completed in the first two months of the year, twice as many as […] The post Buyers return to Ha Noi market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Transactions remain steady in City Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:53 PM PDT The city saw nearly 1,000 successful transactions in the property market in the first two months of the year, which was similar to the same period last year. The city said projects where construction had been completed quickly and that were priced between VND13-21 million per square metre as well as small and medium projects […] The post Transactions remain steady in City appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam learns to develop energy market Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:49 PM PDT Navigating the risks and obstacles in developing Vietnam's energy market was the topic of an international seminar held in Hanoi on March 28. An elite group of leading scientists, economists, government officials and energy executives from around the globe participated in the seminar to explore the challenges inherent in developing the market. It was reported […] The post Vietnam learns to develop energy market appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Pepper exports up in value, volume in Q1 Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:42 PM PDT Vietnam's pepper exports jumped 29.4% in volume to 49,000 tonnes and 32.3% in value to US$331 million in the first three months of 2014, compared to the same period last year. The Ministry and Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported that 25,000 tonnes of pepper worth US$170 million was shipped abroad in March at an […] The post Pepper exports up in value, volume in Q1 appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Global excess hits rubber exports Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:38 PM PDT For the third consecutive year, local rubber enterprises have suffered losses because of limited exported markets and abundant supply on the market. According to the Viet Nam Rubber Association (VRA), by the end of February, Viet Nam had exported over 100,000 tonnes of rubber, earning US$220 million, a drop of 23 per cent in quantity […] The post Global excess hits rubber exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam enjoys trade surplus with the US Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:34 PM PDT In the first two months of the year Vietnam achieved a trade surplus of nearly US$3 billion with the US, according to Vietnam Customs statistics. Two-way trade between Vietnam and the US was estimated at US$4.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%, Of the total, Vietnamese export earnings hit US$3.9 billion, up 25%, and its […] The post Vietnam enjoys trade surplus with the US appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Singapore-Vietnam trade continues to thrive Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:33 PM PDT Two-way trade between Vietnam and Singapore in the first two months of 2014 enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 20% to reach US$2.2 billion. According to the International Enterprise Singapore, during January-February, Singapore spent US$377 million on importing products from Vietnam, down 0.2% year-on-year. Vietnam's main exports to Singapore include mobile phones and spare parts, boilers, […] The post Singapore-Vietnam trade continues to thrive appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Sharp increase in VN-Thailand trade Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:31 PM PDT Two-way trade between Viet Nam and Thailand rose 9.2 per cent in 2013 to US$9.4 billion, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Thailand is the 10th largest investor in Viet Nam, with more than 300 projects in operation. Thailand exports plastics, petrol products, chemicals, vehicles, steel and machinery to Viet Nam. It imports […] The post Sharp increase in VN-Thailand trade appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

High-yield crops to replace rice Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:29 PM PDT Viet Nam will transition 100,000 hectares of rice-growing areas to cultivate other crops, Pham Van Du, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Crop Production Department told Youth Newspaper. Do you think the decision will help to cut down the volume of annual animal feed imports by the country? The old concept […] The post High-yield crops to replace rice appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Tourism festival kicks off in HCM City Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:26 PM PDT A tourism festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing the participation of over 80 travel agencies and airlines from inside and outside the country. The 10th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival takes place at the September 23 Park. It offers an opportunity for localities and tourism businesses to access customers' demands […] The post Tourism festival kicks off in HCM City appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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