Efforts needed to curb price hikes following salary increases

Efforts needed to curb price hikes following salary increases

A salary policy reform is scheduled to be implemented from July 1, with the average salary of officials, civil servants and public employees expected to increase by about 30 per cent, including basic salary and allowances.
Low prices hamper coal resources management

Low prices hamper coal resources management

In light of Vinacomin’s plan for coal price hikes from early 2011, VIR spoke with deputy minister of Industry and Trade and Vinacomin’s board chairman Le Duong Quang.
New circular hard to swallow

New circular hard to swallow

A new circular on controlling human-oriented pharmaceutical product prices seems not to be strong enough to quench medicine violations.