Despite the slowdown in investments
on the back of the global financial crisis, the Vietnamese drinks sector
continues to attract investments from international players, according to a
report by companiesandmarkets.com, a website providing market reports and
company specific information to market research buyers worldwide.
The Government last Friday issued a document urging
relevant central bodies to take strict measures to curb the rising trend of
prices of key commodities including cement, dairy products, steel, and
transport services.
Nearly 100 out of the 1,270
craft villages in Hanoi have posted revenues of between 10-50 billion
VND per year--some even reaching the hundreds of billions.
A 2010 forum for Vietnamese businessmen and women opened in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday. The forum entitled
“Vietnam’s Economy in the Post-crisis Period: Opportunities and
Challenges”, jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (VCCI) and the Vietnamese Businesswomen’s Council, drew almost
500 businesses from all domestic and foreign economic sectors and the
outstanding Vietnamese businesswomen of 2009.
Prime
Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged ministries and localities to closely watch
prices, especially on essential goods, to prevent the reoccurrence of high
inflation and speed up economic recovery.
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