Economy
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Cashew prices reach highest in a decade due to rise in global prices
The local cashew industry has seen a spike in cashew prices, marking a 10 year record high, mostly due to increasing global prices.
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Tra fish export price forecast to surge
The tra fish (pangasius) export price is forecast to rise between 20 to 30 percent in April in key import markets due to a lack of domestic supply, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Expo
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Southern rice output drops over drought, saline intrusion
Despite a larger scale of plantation, winter-spring rice crops grown in the south are estimated to yield just over 11.36 million tonnes of rice, a decrease of 190,000 tonnes compared with last year.
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Rice exports less competitive
Local rice exporters have offered a higher export price due to price rise in the domestic market, thereby losing the advantage in the competitive world market, said experts.
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HCM: Demand for seasonal workers rises during upcoming holiday
Ho Chi Minh City ’s enterprises and service providers need around 25,000 workers, including 5,000 temporary ones, in April, according to the city's Centre for Human Resources Forecasting and Labour Ma
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Vietnamese property market to thrive in 2016
Savills Vietnam, the largest property company in the country, forecasts that the real estate market will be on the upswing in 2016, thanks to improved economic conditions, monetary policies and intern
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Vietnamese rice seeks to set foot in French market
Representatives from 27 Vietnamese rice exporters and producers had a working session with France’s leading retailer Auchan to enquire about the group’s rice import demand for supply in the country an
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Cement firms face hard competition
Domestic cement companies would face stiffer competition in consumption in markets at home and abroad in the future, experts said.
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Bac Kan – Japan’s promising market
Bac Kan province should promote its image and devise more investment attraction policies to lure more Japanese businesses to the locality, said Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam Nagai Katsur
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Coal mining industry vows shift towards sustainability
Vietnam will develop a technologically-advanced coal mining industry with high competitiveness moving towards sustainability in the next five years to contribute to ensuring energy security.
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Son La: Electricity reaches remote areas
The Son La Power Company is working to supply electricity to thousands of families residing in remote areas in the northern mountainous province of Son La.
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Investors optimistic for 2016
Vietnamese investors are expecting more transactions from State-owned enterprises’ (SOE) equitisation rather than by private/family firm owners, Grant Thornton Vietnam’s latest survey said.
