This year, as supermarkets and online sites kick off special programs and promotions early, some young lovebirds have also started their search for original gifts for their other half.

Vietnam ranked first in frontier markets in Bloomberg Market’s  frontier markets survey.

Seafood exports to the EU have been slowing down due to the public debt crisis in the region. However, the US and South American markets have “rescued” Vietnam’s tra fish.

Sugarcane being transported to Phan Rang Sugar and Surgacane Joint stock Company in Ninh Thuan Province. Many sugar processing mills have reduced the wholesale price of sugar. —VNA/VNS Photo [ … ]

Though the world cooking gas price is on a downward trend, the local retail price still remains high as more commissions are set aside for retailers.

Vietnam’s retail market is becoming less attractive, with its global ranking downgrade to 23rd place in the 2011 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) released by A.T. Kearney.

Coffee is loaded for export by the An Giang Coffee Co. in the Dong Nai Industrial Park in the southern province of Dong Nai. Viet Nam exported an estimated 170,000 tonnes of coffee worth $35 [ … ]

Vietnamese goods sold better than imported ones, while there was no ‘price fever’ before and during Tet holiday, according the Ministry of Finance.

The price of first grade pangasius fish rose suddenly on Feb. 5 to VND26,000-27,000 per kilogram in the Mekong Delta provinces, raising profits to VND3,000-4,000 per kg for local breeders.

While supermarkets have been unceasingly expanding, traditional markets have been narrowed, while many small merchants have given up business.