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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>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&#8217;s Maritime Economy to Claim Over 50 Percent of GDP by 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 10:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 31 – Vietnam plans to place more emphasis its maritime economy over the next 10 years, which it hopes will account for more than 50 percent of its GDP.
“With the support of foreign and local investors, our maritime economy could contribute 53 to 55 percent of GDP by 2020,” said Do Duc Tien, deputy [...]]]></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>Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Southeast Asia Opens in Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 27 &#8211; Vietnam inaugurated the longest cable-stayed bridge in the Southeast Asian region on Saturday connecting the Hau River in the Mekong Delta with Can Tho City and Vinh Long Province in southern Vietnam.
The project was completed with the help of a preferential official development assistance for socio-economic development and infrastructure upgrading from the [...]]]></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>New Bidding Rules Prioritize Local Companies for State Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 26 &#8211; New bidding regulations will favor local contractors and materials for state-sponsored projects and programs.
International tenders for goods and equipment will only be allowed if local bids are not able to meet required standards, if the required materials are unavailable in the country, or if official development assistance  (ODA) requires that foreign [...]]]></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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