Ha Noi ensures a stable supply of goods for the Tet festival in 2018. – VNA Photo Thanh Vu Ha Noi should cooperate with neighbouring provinces to meet the demand for goods on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) in 2018. Deputy minister of industry and trade Do Thang Hai said this at a conference held in Hà Nội this week, to ensure a stable supply of goods for the Tet festival. The cooperation will bring enough qualified goods and diversified goods for people, and avoid a situation of shortage of goods in some places or an increase in prices of goods, Hai said. At the same time, he said Ha Noi should strengthen the inspection of origin, monitor goods supply, and gradually develop cooperation among enterprises to trace the origin and quality of goods. According to the Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade, goods in demand during the Lunar New Year 2018 include 193,600 tonnes of rice, 50,000 tonnes of pork, 14,000 tonnes of chicken, 13,800 tonnes of beef and 200 million units of poultry eggs. The total value of goods for the Lunar New Year in the city this year is estimated to reach some VNĐ26 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent, including VND10 trillion of confectionery and beer products supplied by enterprises. Meanwhile, households and groups producing goods for Tet such as confectionery, sausages, vermicelli and processed agricultural products will provide a total value of VND2.2 trillion of goods. Commercial firms are… [Read full story]
The event, known as the Xuan Hong Festival, has been held in different provinces and cities across the country starting February 24. Ha Noi's version of the festival was held yesterday. — Photo Vnexpress HA NOI (VNS) — Politburo member and Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi beat a ceremonial drum to officially launch Ha Noi's annual blood drive yesterday.The event, known as the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, has been held in different provinces and cities across the country starting February 24. Ha Noi's version of the festival was held yesterday.Speaking at the event, Deputy…... [read more]
According to the Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade, the plan will focus on developing three key areas, including production of parts, auxiliaries for hi-tech products, along with the garment, textile and footwear industries.The city will develop support programmes that match the ability of enterprises, requirements of multinational corporations, and that meet international standards in the field of support industries. It will also develop enterprises in the support industry, reaching international standards in production management and product quality.The plan will establish production systems with connections among suppliers and multinational corporations, foreign enterprises, producers in Ha Noi, and other places…... [read more]
The city hasordered businesses to proactively conduct surveys and source commoditiesfrom other localities in addition to local products. Thirteenbusinesses that have registered to join in the price stabilisationprogramme are set to sell their goods at 610 outlets across the city.From now until the Tet holiday, Hanoi will see threesupermarkets and 150 mobile fairs working to serve the demand oflow-income and rural people. At a working session with thePeople’s Committee on November 28, Deputy Minister of Industry and TradeHo Thi Kim Thoa requested the city to focus on staple commodities andintensify market control to ensure food safety. In the periodsbefore and…... [read more]
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Deputy Chairman Le Van Khoa on December 22 said that the city would synchronously implement supervisory measures to ensure goods supply, food safety and price stabilization in the coming Tet holidays.He was reporting to deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai who led a delegation from the ministry’s local market management body to work with the city on preparations of necessary commodities for the Tet holidays and market stabilization measures. Deputy Chairman Le Van Khoa said that authorized agencies will work to prevent goods scarcity via a slew of measures to supervise…... [read more]
In each store, there is a variety of goods, including cosmetics, food, beverages, clothes, tooth brushes, cigarettes, glasses, knives, chopsticks and cooking pans.All of them are foreign branded and hand carried to Viet Nam on airlines. For this reason, Alley No 158 is infamously called the “paradise of hand carried goods (HCGs)” in Ha Noi.The goods sold by residents are not low cost compared to Vietnamese products, however, they are cheaper than legally imported products.Being sold at only slightly lower cost than market prices, hand-carried perfumes, cigarettes and wine are the favourite products because legally imported goods often bear high…... [read more]
