Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... Carry came to Vietnam in 2002 and has since launched a chain of wholesale outlets in HCMC, Hanoi, Can Tho, Hai Phong and Da Nang. It additionally has been licensed to set up a new wholesale hub in southern Dong Nai Province.Other foreign retailers such as Big C of France and Malaysia’s Parkson have captured a large market share in big cities.Prior to the official opening of the domestic...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
Drafted together with Portcoast Consultant Corporation and to be submitted to the government soon, the plan envisages creating a 40-kilometer waterway to the East Sea.The new canal will be dug in Vinh Long Province while the 19-kilometer Quan Chanh Bo canal will be deepened.Ships will then enter the Hau River in Can Tho and go through Quan Chanh Bo and the new canal to reach the sea.The work,...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... said one of the biggest challenges for the ports along the Hau River in 12 provinces and Can Tho City in the delta is that the main waterways at the Dinh An estuary is currently blocked by thick layers of mud and soil deposits, hindering access by ships larger than 5,000 DWT.To address the problem, Vinamarine plans to use a 20 km section of the Quan Chanh Bo Canal in Tra Cu District, Tra...
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... companies has been magnified by the lack of punctuality of foreign partners in making payments.In Can Tho city, Phan Nhu Khanh, Deputy Director of Hiep Thanh Seafood Company, specialising in exporting tra fish in Tra Noc Industrial Zone, complained that exports to Russia, Ukraine and the EU have been decreasing sharply due to decreased demand. Loyal partners not only have cut orders, but...
