Food and service prices are still inflated after the lunar New Year due to an increase in demand and a lack of supply in big cities. Nguyen Minh An, a housewife from Ly Nam De Street in Ha Noi, was astonished to know that the price of the food sold at markets were still double [...]
Feb 23 2010 | Posted in
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The days immediately following the Lunar New Year saw prices of food and foodstuff rise sharply in major cities compared to the pre-Tet period, causing difficulties for many households. People buy seafood at Ben Thanh Market, Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: SGGP) In Hanoi, prices of meat, fish, poultry and vegetables in Buoi, Quang An [...]
Feb 20 2010 | Posted in
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Just a few days before Tet, food prices are starting to rocket meaning that consumers will be hit in the pocket as the Year of the Tiger approaches. HCM City: No shortage of food but still the prices rise Retailers forecast that the pork price would stabilize this Tet thanks to a 20-30 percent supply [...]
Feb 9 2010 | Posted in
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The prices of many traditional goods have risen in major cities as the Tet shopping season is coming. At Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market, the prices of processed and dried foods like “gio cha” (pork paste), “gio thu” (pig’s head paste), dried shrimp and cuttlefish, lotus seed, cashew nut, and chestnut have all [...]
Feb 6 2010 | Posted in
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With the Tet shopping season approaching, the prices of many items have risen in traditional markets in major cities. At Ben Thanh Market, processed and dried foods like gio cha (pork pastes), gio thu (pig’s head paste), dried shrimp and cuttlefish, lotus seed, cashew nut, and chestnut have all skyrocketed. Dried shrimp, for instance, increased [...]
Feb 4 2010 | Posted in
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