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		<title>Revised Labor Code to Bring Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 28 &#8211; Vietnam is due to submit a draft of the revised labor code for approval by the National Assembly next year that is expected to bring major changes.
Vietnam&#8217;s labor code is due for an overhaul despite amendments made in 2002, 2006 and 2007. The current version has not made changes to reflect Vietnam&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investments in HCMC Economic Zones Up by 176 Percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 23 – Economic and industrial zones investments in Ho Chi Minh City rose by 176 percent during the first half of the year reaching US$320 million.
More than 70 percent of investments made in the zones, approximately US$225 million, came from local investments. Companies located in the zones reported a total export turnover worth US$1.6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Sets Rules for Foreign Investment in Science and Technology Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 22 &#8211; A new decree will now require science, technology, research and training cooperation deals involving foreign investors to have a written agreement or memorandum of understanding.
Decree No 80/2010/ND-CP, issued on July 14, says that authorities must be informed when an agreement takes effect within 15 days from the date of execution.
Moreover, science and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Commercial Arbitration Law to Help Resolve Disputes Faster</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 21 &#8211; Vietnam&#8217;s new Commercial Arbitration Law, set to take effect from January 1, 2011, is expected to help local and foreign businesses resolve disputes quicker outside of the court of law.
The new law was approved on June 17, 2010 by the National Assembly and will provide an important legal foundation for businesses to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Restrictions to Hit Exporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 20 &#8211; Vietnamese exporters may face tougher restrictions this year as countries employ trade remedies to address anti-dumping and countervailing issues on items produced by importing countries according to trade experts.
Vietnam’s top export goods like garments, steel, woodwork and handicrafts are at risk when stricter import regulations are imposed.
“In addition to remedies relating to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Private Partnership Deal for Expressway in Dong Nai Province Approved</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 19 &#8211; The expressway project that will link Dau Giay located in Dong Nai Province with Phan Thiet town in Binh Thuan Province has been approved by authorities under a public private partnership deal.
Provincial authorities will be in charge of site clearance and compensation while construction will be led by the Binh Minh Import [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Higher Shipping Costs Stunt Vietnamese Exports</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 16 &#8211; Goods exported from Vietnam are incurring higher fees compared to exports coming from other Asian countries despite similar sea routes and destination points, says shipping industry experts and exporters in Vietnam.
Only export goods bound for the United States shipping from the new Cai Mep deepwater port can offer competitively lower rates. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northern Economic Zone Development Plans Approved</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 15 &#8211; The plan to fully develop the Dong Dang Border Gate Economic Zone located in Lang Son Province in northern Vietnam by 2030 has been approved.
The zone will span 39,400 hectares including a 1,350 hectare non-tariff area plus a tariff area, preservation area, security area and other export facilities. Dong Dang is ideally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Expands E-Customs Services to 12 Offices</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 14 &#8211; The General Department of Customs will offer its e-customs services to 12 more offices as a way of encouraging companies to use the service.
This will bring the total number of offices with the e-customs service around the country to 36. Eventually authorities aim to offer the service in 70 percent of their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Investment Flows into Phu Quoc Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 13 – Thirteen new projects worth an estimated US$157.8 million have been allowed to invest in Phu Quoc Island located in Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam.
The new project brings the total number of licensed projects on the island to 64 amounting to US$ 2.4 billion, according to Deputy Head of the Investment Management [...]]]></description>
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