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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s Nghe An Province Looking for Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 9 – For the fourth time, Vietnam’s Nghe An Province recently organized a conference to show and present its potential as a location for new investment projects. Ho Duc Phoc, chairman of the Nghe An Provincial People’s Committee, explained that in the last few years the province has increased its efforts to attract new investors and to boost the settlement of production plants and other business activities in the area. Through the conference, it is hoped that local and foreigner investors will have the opportunity to better understand the high business potential of the province and of its economy, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnams-nghe-province-investors.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Issue of Vietnam Briefing: 100% FOEs, JVs and the Promotion of Supporting Industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2012 will be a year of significant change in limitations on foreign ownership regulations for 100 percent FOEs and JVs, this issue offers a clear snapshot of up-to-date regulations and specific changes to expect in 2012, as well as a useful summary of tax incentives and exemptions. Also, a roadmap and timeline for licensing procedures take the guesswork out of this initial step in establishing a business in Vietnam. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/issue-vietnam-briefing-100-foes-jvs-promotion-supporting-industries.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exporters Urged to Increase Focus on Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 29 &#8211; There is still much potential in the German market for Vietnamese exporters to explore, said participants in a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. While Germany has grown into one of Vietnam’s major trading partners since 2007, the current export volume to the European country is still modest compared to the volume of export to China, Thailand and India, noted Do Thang Hai, director of the Trade Promotion Agency at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT). As Vietnam’s sixth largest importer, Germany offers a market with great potential for key Vietnamese exports such &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/exporters-urged-increase-focus-germany.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses in Hanoi Asked to Pay VND4 Trillion in Tax Due</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 29 &#8211; Businesses in Hanoi still owe more than VND4 trillion in taxes this year, and the government has urged them to pay it back. Thai Dung Tien, deputy head of Hanoi Tax Department, said that around 86.5 percent of the taxes (VND3.5 trillion) is collectable. However, 3 percent of the money will prove difficult to collect and the status of the remaining 10.5 percent is unclear. Businesses that have not completed their tax payment this year will likely begin to receive increasing pressure from the local authorities. Not only has the Hanoi Tax Department been working on categorizing &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/businesses-hanoi-asked-pay-vnd4-trillion-tax-due.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>Vietnam Briefing Now Accessible in Mobile App</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free App Brings Vietnam Briefing to Your Fingertips Dec. 16 &#8211; The brand new Asia Briefing mobile application brings the latest business news and foreign investment insights from Vietnam Briefing web site right to your fingertips. The free app integrates with legal and tax regulatory updates from Dezan Shira &#38; Associates, along with China, India, Russia, Mongolia Briefings, and 2point6billon.com (for emerging Asia). With hourly updates, it helps you stay on top of Asia’s dynamic investment environments. The free app, currently available for iPhone, will be available for Blackberry and iPad next week, and Android early next year. Download Asia &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-briefing-accessible-mobile-app.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s Bank Restructuring a Big Opportunity for Foreign Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lorenzo Martelli Dec. 14 – Increases in the ownership ratios that foreign strategic partners can hold at Vietnamese joint stock banks, encouragement for the merger of weak banks, and not increasing the chartered capital are the main points of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham)’s proposal when talking about bank restructuring. Decree No. 69/2007/ND-CP enacted by the Prime Minister in 2007 decided to allow a strategic foreign investor to purchase from between 15 percent to 20 percent stake in a domestic bank, which, however, must not exceed 30 percent of the chartered capital of that bank. According to EuroCham, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnams-bank-restructuring-big-opportunity-foreign-investors.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Drawing Increasing Interest from Italian Investors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 8 – Trade and investment between Italy and Vietnam has increased steadily over the last 10 years. According to statistics issued by the Government of Vietnam, Italian FDI projects amounted to US$187 million in 39 projects at the end of 2010. The manufacturing industry still has the biggest share amid Italian FDI, even though other sectors are increasingly showing their interest in the market. In the wake of a recent successful business mission by 24 Tuscan wineries to Vietnam at the beginning of November, Damiano Francovigh, head of the Economics and Commercial Section of the Italian embassy in Vietnam, &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-drawing-increasing-interest-italian-investors.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>World Bank Forecasts 6% Growth for Vietnam in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 29 – According to the report East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released by the World Bank on November 21, Vietnam&#8217;s gross domestic product (GDP) will increase 6.1 percent next year. The recent forecast confirms Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s expectations of 6 percent to 6.5 percent growth for 2012, which he announced at the opening session of a biannual meeting of the National Assembly last month. GDP growth for the first six months of 2011 was 5.6 percent, and it is expected to grow to around 5.8 percent by the end of the year. The forecasted 6.1 percent &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/world-bank-forecasts-6-growth-vietnam-2012.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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