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		<title>Business Registration Set to be Streamlined in Mid-2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) of Vietnam has recently drafted a circular pertaining to an online registration initiative for start-up businesses that aim to streamline the establishment process. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/business-registration-set-streamlined-mid2012.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lower Rent for Manufacturers and Environmental Tax Exemptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vietnamese Government issued Decision No. 2093/QD-TTg to reduce businesses' land use rental costs for 2011 and 2012. A 50 percent reduction in rentals for leased land will be enjoyed by firms conducting manufacturing businesses. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/rent-manufacturers-environmental-tax-exemptions.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam to Cut Income Tax By 30% for Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, 2011 the government enacted Decree 101/2011/ND-CP presenting tax incentives to help enterprises and individuals survive in the current high level of inflation in Vietnam. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-cut-income-tax-30-small-business.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s National Assembly Approves 2012 Salary Increases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 15 – On November 10, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved VND59.3 trillion (US$2.83 billion) in salary increases starting from May 1, 2012. Under the recent resolution, minimum salaries for state employees will be increased to VND1.05 million (US$51) per month. The current minimum wage for state employees is VND830,000 (US$40), established by Decree No. 22/2011/ND-CP dated April 04, 2011 with an implementation date of May 1, 2011 and it is still in force. Additionally, the same rise will be also applied to social welfare beneficiaries and pensions for people who made a contribution to the country’s revolutionary struggles. State &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnams-national-assembly-approves-2012-salary-increases.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Income Tax Delayed One Year For Labor-Intensive Enterprises</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Decision 54/2011/QD-TT inked by the Prime Minister agrees to extend corporate income tax payments in 2011 for labor-intensive companies as well as select co-operatives. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/corporate-income-tax-delayed-year-laborintensive-enterprises.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Seeing an Industrial &#8216;Renaissance&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lorenzo Martelli Oct. 19 – Vietnam is gradually moving away from its traditional focus areas of industrial production such as textiles, food processing, rice and coffee to attracting investment in new sectors like electronic and high-tech manufacturing, research and development. Manufacturers are seeking alternatives along with rising labor costs in Thailand and China – Vietnam’s labor costs are 35 percent to 45 percent cheaper than those in China’s second and third-tier cities and 20 percent to 35 percent lower than Thailand’s. Moreover, preliminary findings of the 2010 Vietnam Industry Investor Survey, released a couple of weeks ago, showed that &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-industrial-renaissance.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Regulation to Improve FDI Quality in Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam determined to improve the quality of foreign direct investment Oct. 7 – Over the last few years, Vietnam has emerged as an important destination to invest in for foreign companies. In 2009, the government issued a resolution titled Decision 129/2009/QD-TTg (“Decision”) aimed at attracting and managing FDI. The Decision’s goal was to build and complete a system of comprehensive, specific and uniform mechanisms and policies on land, finance, investment capital, human resources, science and technology to promote investment in, and ensure the achievement of the set targets for, natural resource and environmental protection and sustainable development. However the Decision &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/regulation-improve-fdi-quality-vietnam.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Raises Ceiling for Minimum Wage Levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Francesca Grassi Sept. 27 – On October 5, 2011, new Decree no.70/2011/ND-CP on region-based minimum wage levels will come into force in Vietnam bringing in eloquent changes and a step forward from previous Decree no.107/2010/ND-CP and Decree no.108/2010/ND-CP. The regulation is effectively structured in order to provide companies with exact information about the applicability and scope of the Decree, the amended minimum wage levels, and their application. Decree speaks to labor force of both Vietnamese and foreign companies on same grounds The government is clearly intended to overcome the previous discrimination between workers committed to &#8220;Vietnamese companies, enterprises, cooperatives, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-raises-ceiling-minimum-wage-levels.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Introduces Favorable Policies for Supporting Industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 24, 2011, the Vietnamese government issued Decision No.12/2011/QT-TTg pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 49 10/QT-TTg of July 19, 2010, approving the list of prioritized high technologies. The Decision took effect on April 15, 2011. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-introduces-favorable-policies-supporting-industries.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam to Implement Single Window Customs Mechanism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sept. 19 – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to simplify procedures concerning exporting, importing, and transiting goods and means of transport in the period 2011- 2014 by implementing the “National Single Window Customs Mechanism” pilot program. The new system will allow all stakeholders involved in importation and exportation to submit or send standardized information and documents to the single processing unit. New regulations should significantly shorten the time needed for required formalities. The first organizations and agencies that will apply the mechanism include those of the ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade, Transport, Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-implement-single-window-customs-mechanism.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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