HCMC – BlueScope Steel Vietnam will increase its output by 20% to meet the increasing demand from the construction, real estate and export sectors, said the company’s top executive. Cheong Ku Wei, president of the Australian steel maker, said the increased output would meet the growing demand for construction steel, especially in the real estate sector, which had shown signs of recovery since... 

The General Statistics Office (GSO) has announced the country’s consumer price index (CPI) in March rose 0.75 percent over February this year and 9.46 percent over March last year. The CPI of the past three months increased by 4.12 percent against December 2009 and by 8.51 percent over the same period last year. GSO reports CPI increase in 10 out of 11 groups of commodities, with rises ranging between... 

Vietnam is in 4th position among ten leading countries in the world in footwear exports. The country’s footwear products are available in 50 countries, mainly trainers, canvas shoes, leather shoes and sandals. Now the footwear industry ranks 3rd in Vietnam, just behind garments and crude oil in terms of total export turnover. However, 70 percent of Vietnamese goods produced still require some outsourcing....