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Garment workers are among those receiving low Tet, New Year bonuses this year   Vietnam’s highest Tet and calendar New Year bonus for an individual this year as of December 27 was paid by a foreign-invested firm in Ho Chi Minh City at more than US$52,300. The company, which is not named, paid the country’s...

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  Factory workers change shifts at the Thang Long Industrial Park outside of Hanoi. The government is seeking approval from the National Assembly to suspend tax collection from those with a monthly income of less than VND9 million (US$440). The Ministry of Finance has submitted...

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Vietnam plans to facilitate foreign invested firms to list their shares on the country’s stock exchanges Vietnam plans to facilitate foreign invested firms to list their shares on the country’s stock exchanges, says an official from the State Securities Commission.    Why don’t foreign companies list on Vietnam’s...

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The environment has suffered at the hands of unscrupulous companies. VnnNews – Concerns over the dark side of decentralisation regarding licencing foreign-invested projects in Vietnam has intensified after Taiwanese firm Tung Kuang was found discharging untreated toxic waste into a local river. Polluter caught red-handed...

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VnnNews – Since big distribution groups have been granted the right to join Vietnam’s market, a race to obtain market shares has heated up. VnnNews – Since big distribution groups from around the world have been granted the right to join Vietnam’s market, a race to obtain market shares has heated up past the boiling...

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VnnNews – Only three foreign invested universities have been established in Vietnam over the last 12 years, while growth in domestic universities has been huge. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has submitted a report on university education to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee outlining the state of higher...

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More actions need to be taken to prevent strikes expected at foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam throughout 2010. Workers are looking for foreign employers to play with a straight bat.VnnNews – More actions need to be taken to prevent strikes expected at foreign-invested enterprises in Vietnam throughout 2010. “The economic...

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VnnNews – Multi-billion dollar foreign-invested power projects are anticipated to be a shining light in Vietnam’s 2010 foreign direct investment picture. VnnNews – Multi-billion dollar foreign-invested power projects are anticipated to be a shining light in Vietnam’s 2010 foreign direct investment picture. According...

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VnnNews – Doubts have been cast over Vietnam’s labour cost competitive edge in the face of Vietnamese government moves to raise local blue-collar workers’ minimum salaries from next year.  VnnNews – Doubts have been cast over Vietnam’s labour cost competitive edge in the face of Vietnamese government moves...

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