Thailand’s Central Group and its Vietnamese partner Nguyen Kim Group are working on a plan to open seven new Big C supermarkets this year after they completed procedures to take over all Big C assets in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of more than 200 countries and territories that Viet Nam had trade relations with last year, there were 29 countries that the country had export turnover of more than $1 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new incentives ushered in by the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community have prompted foreign investors to boost their investment in Vietnam.

Mid-Autumn traditional toys are considered to be special as they not only bring joy to children but are also a cultural treasure imbued with national identity, furthermore they are associated with the stories of childhood of many generations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development wants to strengthen links with overseas Vietnamese to boost the agricultural sector and improve farmers' lives.

Once Vietnamese retail chains fall into the hands of “foreign sharks”, Vietnamese goods will be dislodged from the home market, while local production will become stagnant, experts have warned.

The advantage of Chinese goods are the cheap prices, whileThai goods have good quality, and both are popular with Vietnamese customers, according to Dr. Le Dang Doanh, former Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Finding a place in supermarkets is increasingly difficult so Vietnamese producers have to strengthen distribution channels at traditional markets and rural markets.

VietNamNet Bridge – Preferential tariffs may no longer be a competitive advantage for Vietnamese goods over those from China in the Japanese and South Korean markets after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement is signed.

VietNamNet Bridge – A group of business leaders spurred on by Vu Tien Loc, President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has called for a boycott of low quality Chinese products

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The website of Ky Anh district in Ha Tinh province recently posted a dispatch signed by the District Chairman, Nguyen Van Bong, encouraging people, restaurants, and hotels in the district to use Saigon beer and Kim Son mineral water.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Trade counselors predict Vietnamese goods will have more chances to expand their reach into Latin American, Japanese, EU, and US markets in 2014.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese manufacturers and suppliers have been trying every possible way to approach to the US biggest retail chain in an effort to boost exports to the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese goods have been exported to many countries, but they still find it easy to enter overseas supermarkets.

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