coffee festival eager to welcome pele

Coffee festival eager to welcome Pele

King of Football Pele is expected to show up and deliver a speech at an upcoming coffee festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak , but this time as a coffee ambassador from the world’s largest coffee supplier.
japanese firm to open mini mart in vietnam

Japanese firm to open Mini-mart in Vietnam

G7Mart, an affiliate of coffee producer Trung Nguyen Corporation, on December 11 made an agreement with the major Japanese retailer Ministop to develop a chain of convenience stores in Vietnam in May 2011.
coffee insurance fund plan floated

Coffee insurance fund plan floated

Vietnam’s coffee insurance fund has come closer to reality.
vinacapital buys into thaihoa

VinaCapital buys into ThaiHoa

VinaCapital Group has bought a 10 per cent stake in ThaiHoa Group.
unexpected silver lining for coffee rubber firms

Unexpected silver lining for coffee, rubber firms

Vietnamese rubber and coffee enterprises have reaped unexpected benefits thanks to foreign firms’ bad weather concerns.
coffee prices to be stable in 2010 2011 crop

Coffee prices to be stable in 2010 - 2011 crop

Experts have predicted little changes in the prices of Vietnamese coffee in the 2010-2011 crop, with prices of between VND 24,000 - 29,000 per kg.

Dak Lak seeking the right blend

A new foreign invested project to build Southeast Asia’s largest instant coffee processing plant in Dak Lak province is expected to further suffuse the favour of Vietnam’s coffee globally.
new coffee exchange on the boil

New coffee exchange on the boil

Local coffee producers and traders will have a chance to directly access the global market through Vietnam’s first-ever coffee exchange centre.
banks gaze into the crystal ball

Banks gaze into the crystal ball

Vietnam might miss the boat to WTO membership this year, but accession will happen, there is no doubt. While this global institution directly deals with matters of global trade, and foremost with free trade affairs, everyone understands that strategic issues in relation to capital and money markets would certainly be part of the game.