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		<title>Nielsen Survey: Vietnam Second Most Optimistic Consumer Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 29 &#8211; Vietnam was ranked as the second most optimistic country in the world according to a global consumer confidence index conducted by Nielsen.
India was the most optimistic followed by Indonesia and Vietnam in a tie for second place. The Global Consumer Confidence Index measures consumer confidence, concerns and spending intentions of 27,000 internet [...]]]></description>
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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>Campaign to Simplify Administrative Procedures in Implementation Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 27 -  The government campaign to simplify 258 priority administrative procedures is now in its implementation phase after being adopted last month.
The Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform Secretariat is currently collecting feedback on the simplification plans. The campaign is under resolution number 25 that follows the principle “one document amends all” with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danang City Lures US$2.8 Billion Worth of FDI</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 26 &#8211; The major port city of Danang in central Vietnam has so far lured in US$2.8 billion worth of foreign direct investment.
A majority of the investments were poured into 29 realty projects comprising of up to 73 percent of the city’s total FDI. Danang&#8217;s largest foreign investor was the British Virgin Islands followed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dezan Shira Hire More Staff in Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Jul. 26 &#8211; Dezan Shira &#38; Associates is hiring more legal and tax staff in Vietnam, according to the firm’s principal, Chris Devonshire-Ellis.
“Vietnam is recovering quickly from the fall off in FDI it experienced due to the global downturn, and this, coupled with a change in the economic dynamics in China is spearheading a [...]]]></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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