Vietnamese authorities have found that 52% of packed goods across the country are fake, imitative and deficient in weight. These are the results of a recent survey which was conducted by municipal and provincial science and technology services on 18 groups of packed goods such as foodstuffs, fertilizers and confectionery at 3,131 stores nationwide since [...]
Feb 6 2010 | Posted in
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Amdocs, a U.S.-based provider of software and services for billing, customer relationship management and operations support systems, is seeking to become solution provider for telecom enterprises in Vietnam, a senior official said. Tash Stamatelos, country manager of Amdocs in Vietnam told that penetrating further into Vietnam will help Amdocs expand its operation to telecom markets [...]
Feb 6 2010 | Posted in
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While toxic Chinese-made jewelry products have hit international headlines, here in Vietnam, Chinese jewelry still continues to sell well. Silver plated and gilded bracelets, earrings and other types of jewelry with no clear origins are displayed everywhere in big cities. In Hanoi, teenagers can easily find the jewelry products at the souvenir shops on Ton [...]
Jan 13 2010 | Posted in
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Distributors have reasoned the VND/US$ exchange rate increase and the petrol price hike will push prices of goods up even further. Just one day after the petrol price increased by 800 dong per litre to 16,300 dong on November 20, food retailers in HCM City’s markets have raised prices. Nguyet, a vegetable seller at Hoa [...]