sugar firms sweet on exports

Sugar firms sweet on exports

Local firms are racing for sugar exports to China on the heels of huge sugar stockpiles in the domestic market.
vietnam bites into rice market

Vietnam bites into rice market

More of the world’s demanding markets are offering to buy Vietnamese rice, but it is not simple for the product to enter these markets.
export figures in robust shape

Export figures in robust shape

Vietnam reported buoyant export figures in 2011’s first four months.
sugar prices start to dissolve

Sugar prices start to dissolve

A range of bitter factors have forced local sugar factories to sell products at lower prices to remain sweet.
foreign coffee firms stir the pot

Foreign coffee firms stir the pot

Foreign-invested enterprises are said to hold a dominant local coffee market share through breaking regulations.
tourism looks for that extra push

Tourism looks for that extra push

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is proposing the government for enactment of incentives to hotel and tourism businesses.
tourism firms pleading poor

Tourism firms pleading poor

Travel firms claim their profits are dropping despite a 10-15 per cent growth in tour prices and a 30 per cent growth in visitor numbers.
exporters get accustomed to changes

Exporters get accustomed to changes

Export processing businesses are feeling the pinch with a new customs draft circular.
rich capital flows yet to blossom

Rich capital flows yet to blossom

Businesses active in the agricultural sector are facing big capital-related problems for  sustained development.
plastic set to go the distance

Plastic set to go the distance

Vietnam’s bank card market will become vibrant in 2011 with some foreign banks getting involved in the issuance of local ATM cards, with consumers to benefit the most from the drive, said Smartlink Card Services Joint Stock Company deputy general director Nguyen Dang Hung.
funding concerns press aquaculture chiefs

Funding concerns press aquaculture chiefs

Agriculture authorities are in a twist about where to source investment capital for Vietnam aquaculture development plan to 2020.
local firms hunt for a competitive advantage

Local firms hunt for a competitive advantage

Scores of local firms expect imported material tariffs will soon drop to enhance their competitive advantages.
poor households fearful of power jumps

Poor households fearful of power jumps

Needy households are nervous about finding ways to deal with this month’s power price hikes.
lifes not a beach for tourism firms

Life’s not a beach for tourism firms

Tourism firms are facing many difficulties due to rising input costs.
feeding the hunt for feed solutions

Feeding the hunt for feed solutions

Vietnamese animal feed importers trading with Indian partners are facing some pending problems.