VietNamNet Bridge – As committed under the bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, Vietnam would have to remove the import tariffs on consumer goods, including fashion products.

Coca Cola and Pepsi are dominating the fizzy soft drink market, while Tan Hiep Phat controls the still drink market, thus creating a balance in the playing field.

VietNamNet Bridge – It's the age old problem for collectors in Vietnamese art. US-based businessman Duong Quang Chan wanted to buy several high-end paintings,

It’s still too early to say Aneuser-Busch Inbev (AB Inbev) would be a big threat to the existing brewery manufacturers in Vietnam. Three big guys in the field once had to leave the Vietnamese market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Financial Supervision Committee has forecast that Vietnam’s inflation rate in 2013 will be controlled at less than 7 percent.

Although the Vietnam Food Association has repeatedly regulated floor prices for export rice to prevent a price slide and protect the domestic market, this policy is ignored by many food traders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private film producers in HCM City are working hard to release new productions for the festive season during Tet (Lunar New Year), creating a stiff competition in domestic market.