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		<title>Gov&#8217;t Approves Plans for Two New International Airports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 17 – The Vietnamese government approved and outlined plans for two new international airports in a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on Monday – one in the southern province of Dong Nai and one in the northern port city of Haiphong. Construction on Dong Nai’s Long Thanh International Airport has been structured into two phases with the first phase scheduled to be completed by 2020 and the second phase to be finished by 2035. The airport is projected to handle 3 million tons of cargo and between 80 million to 100 million passengers annually. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/govt-approves-plans-international-airports.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Takes First Step into Wind Turbine Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct. 18 &#8211; Vietnam’s first wind power turbine production factory, a US$61 million dollar project, was inaugurated at the Nomura Industrial Zone in the port city of Haiphong on October 15. Invested in by General Electric, the factory is the first step of a larger initiative to address growing global demand for clean energy sources. The factory will mainly produce 1.5 megawatt turbines for export, but it will also mass-produce 10,000 various component parts annually that are to be assembled at GE sites worldwide. During the factory’s five month-long test run, it produced over 200 turbines. The factory is a &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-takes-step-wind-turbine-industry.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Airlines Cuts Domestic Fares by 50 Percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sept. 7 &#8211; The country&#8217;s flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has announced it will slash fares on domestic flights by 50 percent from September 15 to October 30. The heavily discounted rates will include routes coming from the capital, Hanoi and the financial center, Ho Chi Minh City. The discounted prices will range from VND400,000 to VND860,000 per flight following the routes below: Hanoi to Vinh Ho Chi Minh City/Phu Quoc to Can Tho/Rach Gia Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang/Dalat Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nagn/Hue/Tam Ky Danang to Dalat Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City/Buon Me Thuot/Dalat/Nha &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/national-carrier-cuts-domestic-flights-fares.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>E-Customs Clearance Now Available for Lao Cai Border Gate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aug. 3 &#8211; Electronic customs declaration and clearance is now available for trade passing by the Lao Cai border gate beginning August 1. The province is the eleventh one to adopt the process for trading goods.This will make it easier for companies selling goods to China via the Lao Cai border to easily declare customs procedures and have the option to pay fees on a monthly or per customs declaration form basis. Lao Cai Province&#8217;s main economic activities include agriculture and forestry. It is trying to attract more foreign direct investment in the area while developing cross-border trade with China &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/ecustoms-clearance-lao-cai-border-gate.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam to Waive Visa Fees for August and September</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 27 &#8211; Vietnam will waive visa fees for foreign visitors to the country from August to September as part of the “Impressive Vietnam Grand Sale 2010” campaign. Foreign tourists can claim a refund of value added tax when they buy goods during the two month program. Tourist-related businesses in Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City will also offer 10 to 40 percent discount for local and foreign tourists during the campaign. Vietnam wants to attract 4.2 million visitors to the country this year. During the first quarter, 1.35 million foreign tourists arrived, a 36 percent increase from the &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-waive-visa-fees-august-september.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam to Limit Car Imports</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mar. 4 &#8211; The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to limit car imports by implementing regulations that would help cut down its trade deficit. The new restrictions will affect the importation of cars with less than 16 seats which make up majority of total cars imported from abroad and require that they pass quality tests by the authorities. Cars imported to the country will only be allowed to enter via the major seaports of Cai Lan, Quang Ninh, Haiphong, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau. In January, car imports dropped by half to 2,400 units although &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-limit-car-imports.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park Opens in Haiphong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 21- A US$1 billion Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park has just opened in the northern city of Haiphong. This is the third industrial park of its kind spearheaded by the Singapore and Vietnam government. The 1,600-hectare park is located in Vietnam&#8217;s third largest city, 100 kilometers from Hanoi with easy access to the region&#8217;s largest seaport, Haiphong Port. Other Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks can be found in the southern province of Binh Duong and the northern province of Bac Ninh. During the inauguration of the park, cooperation minutes with 11 investors were signed in addition to a cooperation deal with Singaporean giant &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnamsingapore-industrial-park-opens-hai-phong.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Opens Cross-Border River Trade with Cambodia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 18 &#8211; Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to a treaty that will open Mekong waterways to increases trade and tourism. The Treaty on Waterway Transportation legally binds Cambodia and Vietnam to reducing the official restrictions that have existed for cross-border navigation, according to the the Mekong River Commission. This will further ease regional and international trade and more importantly allow river-based customs and immigration procedures to be efficient.The agreement will safety for vessels using Cambodian and Vietnamese registered internal ports reports Thanh Nien News. “This agreement, along with the recent development of Cai Mep Port in Vietnam provide exciting &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-opens-crossborder-river-trade-cambodia.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Issue of Vietnam Briefing Magazine Examines Industrial Zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sept. 22 &#8211; The new issue of Vietnam Briefing magazine is out now and available for download (click on the image – complimentary subscription required). Set up to cater to industrial manufacturing, Vietnam&#8217;s industrial zones provide foreign investors with incentives and preferential policies not found in other parts of the country. It is these policies that can make investing in the country advantageous for those looking for inexpensive manufacturing locations in Asia. We provide a run-down of investment incentives for foreign investors in these zones, and then take an in-depth look at four important areas of Vietnam and the investment &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/issue-vietnam-briefing-magazine-examines-industrial-zones.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank to Provide US$160 Million Credit for Urban Upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sept. 14 &#8211; The World Bank has announced that it will provide a US$160 million no-interest credit for urban upgrade projects in the cities of Can Tho, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh and the Nam Dinh Province. According to Nhan Dan, the extended credit will answer the financing gap that resulted from high levels of inflation in 2007-2008. The money will develop the poor areas located in the Tan Hoa-Lo Gom Canal in In Ho Chi Minh City. The World Bank had already contributed US$225.5 million since the US$417.5 million urban upgrade project began in 2004 with the  goal of cutting &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/world-bank-provide-us160-million-credit-urban-upgrade.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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