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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>New Border Economic Zone Approved for Southern Province</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jul. 7 &#8211; Authorities have given the go signal to build a border gate economic zone (EZ) located in the southern province of Dong Thap to facilitate trade within the Mekong region.
The EZ is slated to be developed to cater to industrial production, trade, tourism, agriculture, forestry and fishery in a total area of 31,936 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest Cold Storage Facility in the Region Opens in Ho Chi Minh City</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jun. 22 &#8211; The largest cold storage facility in Southeast Asia opened in  Ho Chi Minh City last week to provide services to the country&#8217;s local and foreign aquaculture and food companies.
The US$28 million facility was built by U.S.-based Preferred Freezer Services as part of its strategic plans to expand into Asia in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam, Chinese Province Sign Trade Deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 29 – Vietnam signed trade deals with China’s east province of Jiangsu during the China-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum held in Nanjing on April 27.
The deals encompass cooperation in industry, trade, investment, finance, and tourism. Trade between Vietnam and Jiangsu Province has grown by 30 percent in the past four years.  On the other hand, [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Requests WTO Panel to Resolve U.S. Anti-Dumping Tax Dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 23 &#8211; Vietnam filed its first case to the World Trade Organization&#8217;s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to establish a panel to resolve  a trade dispute with the United States over anti-dumping tax imposed on its shrimp exports.
Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations Office, Vu Dung, said that Vietnam had taken this action only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment Tax Law May Raise Production Costs in Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mar. 22 – A draft of the new Environmental Tax Law, set to be approved in October this year, may increase taxes on fuel and coal and hike production costs in Vietnam.
The law will likewise tax  mosquito repellents, plastic bags, fruit and vegetable preservatives, and products containing hydro-chlorofluorocarbons. If the law is approved, beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ho Chi Minh City Grants 39 New FDI Licenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mar. 8 &#8211; Ho Chi Minh city has so far approved investment licenses to 39 new foreign direct investment projects worth an estimated US$333.4 million.
Vietnam&#8217;s financial capital wants to attract more investment into mechanics, engineering, bio-technology, IT and new materials projects. Majority of the 29 approved licensed projects last month were located outside the export [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Attracts US$125 Million Worth of Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 26 &#8211; Vietnam&#8217;s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has approved 15 projects worth US$125.03 million including five foreign direct investment projects amounting to US$924.9 million since the beginning of this year.
Some of the major projects involve the Dragon Sea-Vung Tau international tourism exhibition center, a project of the Skybridge Dragon Sea Ltd Co. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Construction of Coastal Road Link to Cambodia, Thailand Begins Next Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 25 &#8211; A 220 kilometer international highway in the Mekong Delta connecting Vietnam with Cambodia and Thailand will begin construction next month.
The Thailand-Cambodia-Vietnam Southern Coastal Road Corridor will begin in Bangkok and end at Nam Can District in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. The road link will be built at a cost of US$440 million [...]]]></description>
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