Business

Low CPI increase in January brings hope
18/01/2012 09:03
� CPI increases only by one percent in January 15, 2012 NDHMoney has predicted that the consumer price index CPI in January 2012 would increase only by one percent over the previous month.� If the scenario turns true, the CPI in January would see a record low increase if...
Demand for kumquat and apricot bonsais dampened this Tet
18/01/2012 08:59
Difficult choices� Ninh Kieu Flower Market has an abundant supply of the trees, and local people have started to populate the markets for the Tet season. According to Dtinews reporters, however, the market lacks large–sized trees this year. Yellow apricots, a very...
Garment makers conquer market
18/01/2012 08:55
So-called fashion streets such as Le Van Si, Hai Ba Trung and Nguyen Dinh Chieu as well as shopping centres in HCM City have been crowded with many visitors. Evenings have been especially busy at Ha Gatini, Ninomax, N&M, Viet Thy, Viet Tien and An Phuoc stores. At Nhat Ha...
Ministry further restricts luxury imports
18/01/2012 08:53
Products subject to import restriction will include consumer goods, motorbikes, and vehicles with fewer than nine seats. The ministry has said it will try to limit these types of goods to 5.4 per cent of the country's total import value, roughly $6.6 billion. Imports of precious...
Overhead Road to Clear Binh Duong Avenue (Travel Vietnam Guide)
10/10/2011 09:37
�an overhead road over Binh Duong Avenue in southern Binh Duong Province near National Highway 13, reported Vietnam News Chairman of the provincial committee Le Thanh Cung said the completion of the overhead road was expected to reduce the load and traffic jams on as well as boost...
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 12/7
12/07/2011 05:00
Vietnamese artists perform in Philippines A delegation of artists led by Hua Ngoc Thuan, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, has just arrived in Manila in the Philippines for exchange dialogues and musical performances from July 11 to 13. The event aims...
Sand mining threatens ancient Cham tower
12/07/2011 05:00
Parents have been advised to use electric not mercury thermometers when taking their children’s temperature or testing the heat of their babies’ milk. At risk : The remnants of a Cham Yang Pong Tower dedicated to the god Shiva,...