Vietnam’s inflation beats all regional nations; SOEs reform is too slow; Farmers shy away from shrimp farming despite good price; Firm hand on asset tiller buoys market; State Audit reports on SBV performance in 2011

Bad news has come in thick and fast to Vietnamese farmers and farm produce exporters.

The shrimp prices in Mekong Delta have been increasing rapidly, since Chinese have come to scramble for collecting shrimps with Vietnamese.

HCM City deal to boost IT use; Market changes hit furniture village; Housing laws await huge alterations; Investment needed in renewable energy; Fund rolls out sustainable development projects

Cashew exports likely to fall; Mekong Expo 2013 to open in Can Tho; ADB, EIB fund HCMC’s metro line; Vietnam, Austria strengthen business links; Ukraine inspects Vietnamese seafood processors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite unfavourable weather, fishermen nationwide caught 202,500 tonnes of fish in January, up 3.8 per cent against the same period last year,

US$200 mln invested in Khanh Hoa’s luxury tourism; State budget for HCMC transport sector falls sharply; Banks’ earning profiles change much; SSC to develop new investment funds; Demand for IT manpower outnumbers supply

The number of lawsuits for safeguard measures against Vietnamese export items are believed to increase in 2013. Wooden furniture and cashew nuts may be the next defendants in the lawsuits.