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		<title>New Issue of Vietnam Briefing: Vietnam’s Provinces, Regions and Key Economic Zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Vietnam Briefing Magazine, we discuss the industries and economy of Vietnam’s three levels of geographic divisions from the perspective of a potential foreign investor. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/issue-vietnam-briefing-vietnams-provinces-regions-key-economic-zones.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Vietnam 2nd Most Attractive Market in Southeast Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Julia Gu May 15 – A recent survey by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) revealed that Vietnam ranked as the second most attractive investment destination in Southeast Asia after Indonesia. Vietnam’s FDI in recent years has largely gone into its manufacturing sector, particularly the manufacturing of textiles and footwear, but the country’s role and its position relative to other Asian countries is evolving. With steady growth in agriculture, Vietnam is set to surpass India to become Asia’s commodity trading hub by attracting more global investment in the nation’s commodity trade section. Vietnam has replaced India as the largest &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/report-vietnam-2nd-attractive-market-southeast-asia.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Credit Institutions in Vietnam Now Offering Foreign Currency Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 11:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Decision No. 857/QD has been enacted by the State Bank of Vietnam. According to this measure, credit institutions (including foreign bank branches) can now make loans in foreign currencies to customers residing in the country. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/credit-institutions-vietnam-offering-foreign-currency-loans.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attracting Investment in the Mekong River Delta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nguyen Huyen My May 9 – In recent years, the Mekong River Delta (MRD) has gradually developed in all aspects, but to speed up investment attraction, the implementation of new infrastructure projects needs to be accelerated. Mr. Nguyen Phong Quang, permanent deputy head of the Southwest Steering Committee, recently said that during the last 10 years, the MRD has seen comprehensive development, creating positive evolutions in many aspects. Infrastructure, especially in transportation and irrigation, has gained important developments from a low starting point, changing the entire appearance of the MRD. Along with transportation, human resources in the region also &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/attracting-investment-mekong-river-delta.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Important Changes to Vietnam’s Tax Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam’s government has made some important changes to the country’s tax regulations over the first four months of 2012, and has issued Circular 06, which took effect from March 1, providing a detailed guidance on some key changes to VAT rules. <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/important-vietnams-tax-regulations.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam Establishes Mong Cai Economic Zone on Chinese Border</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 09:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Nhung Le May 2 – On April 10, 2012, the Prime Minister of Vietnam promulgated Decision No. 19/2012/QD-TTg regarding the establishment of a border gate economic zone in Mong Cai, Quang Ninh Province. The Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone includes all of Mong Cai City and the surrounding communes; the Hai Ha Industrial Zone – Seaport; Quang Ha town and some communes of Hai Ha District. Total natural area of this economic zone is about 121,197 ha (1 ha = 10,000 square meters) of which 66,197 ha is on land and 55,000 ha is in the sea. The &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-establishes-mong-cai-economic-zone-chinese-border.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foreigners Eligible for VAT Refund When Leaving Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 30 – On April 12, 2012, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular No.58/2012/TT-BTC to guide the implementation of Decision No. 05/2012/QD-TTg dated January 19, 2012 on implementing a pilot project allowing VAT refunds for foreigners departing Vietnam from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi or Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC. Foreigners who buy goods in Vietnam and leave from either of those airports will be reimbursed the VAT they have paid. However, the tax refund service fee which commercial banks are entitled to charge is equal to 15 percent of the total amount of VAT on goods &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/foreigners-eligible-vat-refund-leaving-vietnam.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s Payment System and Bank Modernization Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marco Azzaro Apr. 27 – Vietnam’s banking reforms, started in the late 1980s, have provided great positive consequences since 2004 to where the banking sector now resembles that of other newly industrialized economies. The old system, with its main faults like ineffectiveness to settle a transaction and outdated information for risk management, has been replaced and today SBV (the central bank) and several others have adopted a modern interbank payment system reducing the risks and costs. The Second Payment System and Bank Modernization Project (PSBM2) has significantly improved the speed and reliability of interbank payments in Vietnam with incredible &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnams-payment-system-bank-modernization-project.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam First in Asia for Attracting Foreign Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tran Que Chi Apr. 26 – Vietnam is the only economy in Asia whose investment funds to attract investment flows every week so far this year as the VN Index jumped to an 11-month high, according to Emerging Portfolio Fund Research. Meanwhile, India and China only saw investment in 8 of the past 16 weeks and Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore received inflows of foreign investment in 15, 13, and 7 of the last 16 weeks, respectively. “There’s some faith that Vietnam is getting its house in order at a time when China’s economic policy is likely to give the &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-asia-attracting-foreign-investment.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dezan Shira &amp; Associates and the Roadshow ‘Italy – Vietnam’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apr. 25 – The Roadshow “Italy – Vietnam” that was held in Italy between March 26th and March 30th in Milan, Bologna, Padova and Pesaro has been important for both parties involved. It helped Italian entrepreneurs increase their knowledge about Vietnam (boasting the 13th largest population in the world and one of the highest GDP growth rates) and it settled the basis for further projects in the area. The Roadshow was organized by a pool of different actors, including: Confindustria (the association of Italian industrial companies) United Nations Industrial Development Organizations (UNIDO) The Italian Foreign Affair Ministry The Italian Embassy &#8230; <a href="http://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/dezan-shira-associates-roadshow-italy-vietnam.html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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