* Prices surge on strong demand HCMC – Supermarkets and shopping centers in HCMC are increasingly packed with shoppers as people are rushing to buy essential goods and presents in the lead up to the traditional Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet. The Co.opMart chain’s revenue is some 80% higher than on normal days and 40-50% higher than the last pre-Tet sale season, according to Bui Hanh Thu, deputy... 

HCMC – Although 2009 saw a reduction in software outsourcing due to the global recession, many industry insiders are optimistic of a quick recovery as the North American and Australian markets have picked up since early this year. Bui Thi Hong Lien, general director of FPT Software, which is under the umbrella of FPT Corporation, told the Daily that this year the software market in the U.S. and... 

HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said that the production activities of the country’s garment industry had made a good start this year with many enterprises signing long-term export orders in January. The ministry mentioned Viet Tien Garment Corporation, Garment 10 Company, Saigon 2 Garment Company, Saigon 3 Garment Company and Phong Phu Textile Corporation in particular. According...