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Government bond market in 2013: high demand, high supply

Government bonds have been selling well since the beginning of the year. This remains a favorite investment channel for big institutions and foreign investors in 2013.

Selling cars in lots – the good solution in economic recession

The first rays of hope have been flashed on the automobile market, but the demand remains weak in the economic downturn. Therefore, selling cars in lots remains the top choice for automobile manufacturers.

Free messaging apps boom in Vietnam

The figures announced by Viber, Line, Kakao Talk or Zalo about their numbers of users are unreliable. Experts say these are just the numbers of downloads, not the active users.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/3

HCM City needs US$66 million for Tan Thuan sluice; ADB helps Vietnam enhance low-carbon agriculture; Cloud computing achieves strong revenue growth; Another insurer enters Vietnamese market

Vietnam not fertile land for foreign telecom groups

If noting that some foreign telecom groups have to leave Vietnam after a period of staying here, one would think that Vietnam is not a promising land for foreign telcos.

Wave stimulating equipment cause a headache to mobile network operators

More and more people Hanoi have installed cellphone wave stimulating equipment at their homes to improve the wave quality.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/3

Sectional interest groups face public criticism; Obstacles to competitive electricity market; Hong Kong investors want to take over Lai Vu IP; SBV sure on thinner global-local gold price gap

Fast food market: bigger burgers to clamp smaller ones

How will the fast food market will be after McDonald’s makes its presence in Vietnam?

The big guy behind Air Mekong, who is he?

Indochina Airlines and Air Mekong have been called the “courageous heroes,” because they are the first private airlines that fly in the sky.

Magical meteorite market bustling

The ad pieces about the sale of meteorites have appeared on some Russian websites. Meanwhile, in Vietnam, these “stones from the sky” have been traded for the last tens of years.

Loopholes exist, businesses dodge laws, management agencies powerless

Despite a lot of efforts, the watchdog agencies still fail to control the formula prices. The market remains chaotic because of low quality products and sky high prices.

Internet firms jump into high-quality entertainment device market

Vietnamese enterprises, from Internet content firms like VC Corp, VTC Online to infrastructure ones like FPT Telecom, all have, or are going to market set-top box products and provide smartTV-like utilities to users.

Mobile information market: it’s the age of added value services

Added value services now serve as the lever for mobile network operators in the context of the current big economic difficulties.

Low-cost backup battery packs flow to Vietnam

Backup battery packs have become cheaper than ever in Vietnam. No one could imagine before that a high technology product could be so cheap.

Travel firms target near instead of far, new instead of old markets

VietNamNet Bridge – After experiencing a tough year 2012, Vietnamese travel firms have decided to find a new way to follow to survive the economic recession and develop.

Japan wants more Vietnamese workers

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese labor export firms all confirmed that they have received a lot of big orders from Japan, which promises a prosperous year 2013.

Domestic detergent manufacturers short of breath in the race with foreigners

Being inferior to foreign manufacturers, domestic enterprises have been trying every measure which can bring money to them.

Low cost smart phone market to heat up in 2013

While mobile network operators previously only focused on selling high-grade mobile phones associated with service packages, they now target the low-cost market segment, since manufacturers rush to popularize the hi-tech products.

The Vietnamese businessmen who like talking big

This way or another, staying ambiguous or making public, Vietnamese big businessmen have shown off their colossal fortunes.

Vietnam dreams of a developed robot industry

Vietnamese scientists believe that domestic enterprises have sufficient capability and intelligence to make the robots that serve industrial production at the prices much lower than the imports.