Mini supermarkets specializing in selling foreign products have recently mushroomed in Hanoi, putting on shelf a number of products which are, however, not officially brought to the country.
The first two months of 2012 witnessed a sharp year-on-year increase in exports of rubber products; but statistics showed that rubber exports remain dependent on a limited number of key markets.
Instead of spending hundreds of billions VND to buy land in big cities and wait for the workers coming from small provinces, businessmen tend to set up production bases in the countryside to save money.
Danang, Hoi An, and Hue are some of the best destinations for meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions packages, according to MICE tour organisers
The Czech Republic always attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam and lists the country among 12 trade priority markets during the 2011-2015 period.
Despite the rising rice export prices, many farmers still have to pile up paddies in their houses since buyers, if any, always demand dirt cheap prices.
Businesses fear that they will not be able to access loans in US dollars when the tightened policy on lending in foreign currencies takes effect this May.
The Greek parliament formally ratified a second eurozone bailout scheme worth up to 130 billion euros ($170 billion) to save it from defaulting on its national debts.