Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Industry and trade departments in Hà Nội and HCM City are planning to spend VNĐ28.5 trillion and VNĐ18.4 billion, respectively, to prepare goods for next year’s Tết festival. Trần Thị Phương Lan, deputy director of the Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade, said the plan on preparing goods for the New Year and the Lunar New Year in 2019 will focus on increase of essential commodities. These include rice, meat, seafood, eggs, processed foods, fresh vegetables, dried agro, forestry and seafood products, confectionery, wine, beer beverage and fresh fruit. The total value of goods under the plan is estimated to increase by 10 per cent compared to the VNĐ28.5 trillion spent this year. The volume of goods in stock will also increase by 10-15 per cent compared with normal months of the year to meet consumer demand during those occasions and to make sure goods are still available after Tết, Lan said. This plan on production, business and stockpiling of goods has been built based on the population, business situation of companies, market development and purchasing power in the first nine months of this year in the city, she said. Hà Nội’s goods will include 190,600 tonnes of rice, 44,000 tonnes of pork, 14,600 tonnes of chicken, 12 tonnes of beef, 256 million eggs, 254 tonnes of vegetables, 3,000 tonnes of confectionery and 200 million litres of beer and beverage. According to General Director of Trading Hanoi (Hapro) Vũ Thanh Sơn, they plan… [Read full story]
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