Vietnam Briefing

"Business, legal, tax and foreign investment news and updates about Vietnam."

Author: Dezan Shira & Associates has offices in China, Hong Kong, India and Vietnam. The firm also authors India Briefing and China Briefing.

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Recent Posts from Vietnam Briefing

The Hanoi Primer
By Joyce Roque HANOI, Nov. 6 – The first thing you will remember on your drive out of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport might also be the last thing you see as you leave the…
Business License Issuance Delayed in Congested Areas of HCMC
Nov. 5 - The government has opted to temporarily suspend issuing business licenses to congested areas in Ho Chi Minh City as a way to alleviate worsening traffic. Businesses that attract crowds like supermarkets and…
Vietnam’s List of National Projects Open to FDI
HANOI, Nov. 4 - With Vietnam dealing with the slowing effects of the global economic crisis, it is not all bad news as it maintains its post as one of the top destinations of foreign…
Vietnam Launches National Database for Administrative Procedures
HANOI, Nov.2 – The government launched its first national database on administrative procedures in Hanoi last month for streamlining procedures and cutting costs. The new National Database on Administrative Procedures or commonly called Project 30…
Samsung Opens US$700 Million Cellphone Plant in Vietnam
Vietnam Reduces Landing Fees for International Airlines
Oct. 29 - Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Administration will reduce landing and take-off fees for all international airlines by 5 percent until March 1, 2010 as a way of helping carriers deal with the global recession.…
HSBC Increases Stake in Top Vietnam Insurer to US$105 Million
Oct. 28 - Banking giant HSBC has raised its stake in one of the country’s leading insurance and financial services group to 18 percent for US$105 million. The increased investment on Bao Viet Holdings is…
Vietnam, United Kingdom Endorse New Economic Contracts
Oct. 27 - The Vietnam-UK Business Forum 2009 held in London last week has led to the signing of a number of contracts including a US$1.5 billion project to build a thermo-electricity center and US$1.5…
Chinese Company to Build Power Plant in Binh Thuan
Oct. 26 - The Shanghai Electric Group has agreed to build the Vinh Tan thermal power plant in the northern province of Binh Thuan. The plant will answer Vietnam’s growing electricity needs in the coming…
Guangdong Companies Sign 24 Deals in Hanoi Trade Forum
Oct. 23 - Guangdong companies signed 24 projects worth US$723 million during a trade forum in Hanoi on October 20. “Vietnam will do its best to further develop this relationship, including efforts to boost economic,…