Prices of many old iPhone models have dropped by tens of millions of dong.

In Vietnam, the iPhone 16 is expected to be officially released on September 27. Therefore, a series of old iPhone models have been deeply discounted by stores and phone supermarkets, from a few million to tens of millions of VND, to attract customers.

The older the iPhone model, the deeper the price drop. Specifically, the iPhone 14 128GB version is reduced by 34% compared to the listed price, down to only 16.49 million VND; the iPhone 13 128GB version is reduced by 44%, from 23.99 million VND to 13.49 million VND; the iPhone 12 64GB version is reduced by 36%, down to 11.59 million VND; the iPhone 11 is also reduced by 44%, the 64GB version is only 8.39 million VND and the 128GB version is only 9.59 million VND.

The deep price reduction also includes the iPhone 12 64GB version, with a reduction of up to 39%, down to only 10.99 million VND; iPhone 13 128GB reduced by 27%, down to 13.79 million VND; iPhone 14 Plus reduced by 5.2 million VND to 19.79 million VND; iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB reduced by 5.6 million VND compared to the listed price, down to only 29.39 million VND...

In addition to discounts, according to Nguoi Dua Tin, some supermarkets also offer an additional discount of 200,000-300,000 VND for new students, subsidies of up to 2 million VND when exchanging old for new, buying an iPhone with a chance to win a motorbike, applicable until September 15, installment payments with 0% interest...

Instant noodles, flashlights... hot in Hanoi and the North

Besides vegetables and fruits, according to Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, the demand for other items such as instant noodles, bottled water, bread... has increased sharply in Hanoi and some northern provinces affected by storm No. 3 and floods.

Surveying the market in Hanoi and some provinces affected by storm No. 3 and recent floods, essential goods such as instant noodles, bottled water, bread, dry food, flashlights, and life jackets have seen a sudden increase in demand.

In the market, the prices of items such as life jackets, flashlights... are higher than before. Normally, the price of each life jacket is around a few tens of thousands of VND, but in the past few days, it has increased 3-4 times, up to 200,000 VND/piece.

Fearing floods and power outages, Hanoi residents rush to buy mini gas stoves and alcohol stoves.

Many stores have reported being "out of stock" as Hanoians rush to buy mini gas stoves and alcohol stoves to prevent the risk of flooding and power outages.

On the market, there are many types of mini gas stoves, priced from 230,000-450,000 VND/stove, mini gas cylinders cost 30,000-50,000 VND/cylinder. Alcohol stoves are also sold by many sources at 70,000-100,000 VND/unit, while alcohol jelly costs from 5,000-10,000 VND/box. (See details)

Hanoi Market: Scallions and coriander are as expensive as pork, vegetable prices have increased 2-3 times.

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Vegetable prices at Hanoi markets increased sharply after storm Yagi . Photo: Tam An

“5,000 VND worth of onions and coriander cannot be sold,” said a vendor at Dai Tu market, explaining that the price of these spices is as expensive as pork, and green vegetables have increased in price 2-3 times compared to before storm No. 3.

Traders at this market said that all kinds of leafy green vegetables are scarce. Currently, there are floods everywhere, and prices are expected to increase even more because of the prolonged rain and flooding, and all the vegetables will rot. Many types of vegetables were already "sold out" by 7am. Bunch of slightly damaged vegetables that would normally be thrown away were now "cleaned up" by customers.

In addition to vegetables, pork prices at the market also increased from 5,000-10,000 VND/kg to 110,000-170,000 VND/kg depending on the type. (See details)

Coffee prices hit historic high

Last August, Robusta and Arabica coffee prices on international exchanges increased sharply, continuously recording record highs in many years. By the end of August, the price of this "bitter" bean on the global market had increased sharply to a 13-year record. The main reason was that the weather in Brazil and Vietnam (the two countries with the largest coffee production in the world ) was not favorable, affecting the global supply.

The price of the grain that Vietnam is the leading exporter of has increased sharply, bringing in more than 4 billion USD. Revenue is expected to increase sharply when the growing areas are about to enter the harvest season of millions of tons. (See details)

Fresh areca nut prices increase sharply

Quang Ngai province is famous for its large area of ​​areca cultivation. Tien Phong newspaper reported that many years ago, the price of areca in Quang Ngai was unstable, at times the price dropped to 2,000-5,000 VND/kg. However, in the past 3 months, the price of areca has remained at 55,000-60,000 VND/kg, bringing great joy to farmers.

According to areca growers, this year, the price of areca nuts has been high since the beginning of the season (around mid-June) with more than 40,000 VND/kg, which surprised them, because it increased nearly ten times compared to previous years. The record price of areca nuts has brought farmers a good income right from the beginning of the season. Currently, traders from all over the country are flocking to the villages of Nghia Hanh district, Quang Ngai province to buy fresh areca nuts.