Stories that are tagged 'Vietnam'

	Vietnam's SMEs Get VAT Boost 5/16/2012 Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has announced an extension to value added tax payment deadlines, so as to provide financial assistance, in particular, to small and medium-sized enterprises.
	US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual ‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR).
	ASEAN Enhances Patent Cooperation Programme 5/2/2012 As announced by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Intellectual Property Offices, their Patent Examination Co-operation (ASPEC) programme has now been enhanced, after a regular review at a working group meeting in Bangkok in November last year.
	ASEAN, EU Confirm Importance Of FTA Talks 5/2/2012 When the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and European Union held a meeting in Brunei on April 27, emphasis was laid on the on-going negotiation of free trade agreements between the two regions.
	Kirk Explains US Asia-Pacific Trade Policy 5/1/2012 In remarks at Singapore Management University, the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk described the Administration’s broad trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region as using the Trans-Pacific Partnership to make further progress with its trading partners around the Pacific Rim.
	Results Of Annual US Review Of Telecommunications Trade Agreements 4/10/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the results of the 2012 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.
	APEC Focuses On Trade And Investment 4/6/2012 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is moving ahead with cooperative efforts to evaluate and identify initiatives to support freer, faster and more beneficial trade in the region that will lead ultimately, it is hoped, to a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
	ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement Enters Into Force 4/9/2012 At the recent 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, its leaders welcomed the entry into force of the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement.
	ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To AEC By 2015 4/4/2012 In Phnom Penh, on April 3-4 2012, at the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, its member states acknowledged the significance of the progress that has been made in the implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic Community by 2015.
	De Gucht Calls For An EU-ASEAN FTA 4/4/2012 During his speech to the European Union – Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Summit in Phnom Penh on April 1, Karel De Gucht, the European Commissioner for Trade, stressed that a comprehensive free trade agreement was needed between the two regions.
	Thai Stock Exchange Calls For CGT Relief 3/20/2012 The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Charamporn Jotikasthira, has disclosed that he will request that the Ministry of Finance exempt investments made through the intra-Association of Southeast Nations trading platform from capital gains tax.
	Vietnam To Introduce Road Use Fees 3/16/2012 On behalf of the Vietnamese government, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree on the establishment, management and use of a VND6 trillion (USD287.4m) annual road maintenance fund, which will be financed from a new road user charge.
	TPP Talks Make Further Headway 3/14/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has stated that the prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade partners – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam – made further strong headway during the recent eleventh round of negotiations in Melbourne.
	US Congress Legitimizes Countervailing Duties 3/9/2012 On a bipartisan basis, both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill to confirm that the Commerce Department can continue to apply countervailing duties to non-market economies, such as China.
	Vietnam Continues To Cut Fuel Import Taxes 3/7/2012 On March 2, with immediate effect, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance issued a new circular which eliminated the 5% import tax on natural gas, propane, ethylene and other gaseous hydrocarbons.
	US Bill To Legitimize US Countervailing Duties 3/5/2012 In a move that was said to be critical to levelling the playing field for United States businesses facing unfairly subsidized imports, bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Congress which confirms that the Commerce Department can continue to apply countervailing duties to non-market economies, such as China.
	ASEAN Economic Community On Track For 2015 2/29/2012 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic ministers, at the conclusion of their meeting in Myanmar, noted the developments in the implementation of various initiatives aimed at establishing the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
	APEC Business Leaders Push Asia-Pac FTA 2/29/2012 The Business Advisory Council of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is focused on taking further steps towards realizing the goal of an integrated Asia Pacific economy, and on liberalizing and facilitating trade and investment, leading ultimately to a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
	Japanese TPP Negotiations Depends On US Go-Ahead 2/28/2012 While the Japanese government has now concluded a first round of talks with each of the nine countries that are presently in negotiations for an extension to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, it is becoming apparent that it will be up to the United States to make the final decision whether to allow Japan to join those negotiations.
	Vietnam Cuts Fuel Import Taxes 2/23/2012 On February 21, with immediate effect, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance issued a circular which cuts import tax on gasoline, solvents, aviation fuel, diesel and kerosene.
	Vietnam Extends Corporate Tax Payment Dates 1/25/2012 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a Decision which approves an additional delay to the tax payments of small and medium-sized enterprises and those businesses employing a significant number of workers in certain labour-intensive sectors.
	US Confirms TPP Not Aimed Against China 1/9/2012 At the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington to launch a speaker series entitled the "Trans-Pacific Partnership: Recovery through Growth in Asia and the Next Generation of Regional Trade Agreements", the Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman said that the proposed extension to the TPP is not directly aimed against the interests of China.
	Tokyo Tops Cost League For Expat Workers 12/15/2011 Tokyo remains the most expensive city in the world for international assignees as the rising value of the yen continues to put upward pressure on the cost of living in the country, according to a new report.
	Singapore Tops Asia-Pac 'Good Governance' Index 12/14/2011 Vriens and Partners, an Asia-focused corporate advisory firm, has issued its 2011 ‘Good Governance for International Business’ index of 19 economies in the Asia-Pacific region, in which Singapore has edged out Hong Kong for the number one position.
	US Puts Green Issues Within TPP Negotiations 12/8/2011 In a prepared statement, the Deputy United States Trade Representative, Demetrios Marantis, has introduced a ‘green paper’ on how environmental initiatives are being forwarded within the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
	China Pushes For Faster Asian Trade Liberalization 11/22/2011 China’s Premier Wen Jiabao, in his speech to the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three Summit in Bali on November 18, 2011, proposed that the participating countries should look to accelerate and deepen regional trade liberalisation and facilitation.
	APEC Approves Cross-Border Privacy Rules 11/18/2011 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group has approved a new initiative to harmonize cross-border data privacy protection, which is designed to enhance the protection of consumer data that moves between its members, including the United States, at a time when more consumer information is moving across national borders.
	APEC Looks At Regional Economic Integration 11/17/2011 Under the chairmanship of US President Barack Obama, the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group, at their recent meeting in Hawaii, adopted the ‘Honolulu Declaration’, which looks towards a 'seamless regional economy', by strengthening regional economic integration and expanding trade, promoting green growth, and advancing regulatory convergence and cooperation.
	TPP Participants Reach Outline Agreement 11/16/2011 Following talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting in Honolulu, the countries negotiating the proposed extension to the Trans-Pacific Partnership - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam – announced they had reached the broad outlines of an agreement.
	China Welcomes WTO Shoe Tariff Ruling 11/2/2011 China has welcomed the findings of the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body that the European Union's application of anti-dumping duties contravened trade law, in a recent judgment partially in favour of the nation.
	Vietnam Delays Corporate Tax Payments 11/2/2011 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a Decision which approves a delay to the payment of corporate income tax for businesses employing a significant number of workers in certain labour-intensive sectors.
	Strong Progress Made In TPP Talks 11/1/2011 On October 28, 2011, the United States and its Trans-Pacific Partnership partners - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam - concluded a ninth round of negotiations in Lima, Peru.
	Study Points To Mutual Benefits For APEC And TPP 10/28/2011 Despite the different nature of their negotiations, a study prepared by the Policy Support Unit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has explored how APEC and the Trans-Pacific Partnership can be mutually beneficial.
	Thailand Ranked Top Expat Destination 10/7/2011 Despite ongoing economic turmoil and political unrest in many parts of the world, a preview of HSBC's 2011 Expat Explorer survey shows that expats remain generally happy in their new countries, with Thailand topping the list of the most popular expat destinations.
	US Points To Progress In TPP Negotiations 9/22/2011 A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative has disclosed that the nine countries involved in negotiating the extended Trans-Pacific Partnership– the United States, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei – have made progress in a further round of negotiations in Chicago.
	EU-Singapore Trade Pact In The Offing 9/8/2011 Following his meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Long, the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso (pictured) said that a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Singapore will likely be finalized 'very soon'.
	Vietnam Increases Taxes On Car Imports 8/22/2011 With effect from August 15, 2011, Vietnam’s Customs Department has begun to implement new duties on second-hand cars with a capacity of less than 15 people (including the driver) imported into the country.
	Vietnamese Parliament Passes Tax Incentives 8/11/2011 At its closing session on August 6, Vietnam’s parliament passed several resolutions giving tax incentives, particularly to small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals on lower incomes.
	Vietnam To Raise Coal Export Tax 6/30/2011 Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has plans to increase the rate of export tax on all types of coal, from the current level of 15% to 20%, in order to protect the dwindling level of coal reserves in the country.
	Further Progress Reported At TPP Talks 6/29/2011 A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative has disclosed that the nine countries involved in negotiating the extended Trans-Pacific Partnership have successfully concluded the seventh round of their negotiations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
	Portugal Expands Tax Treaty Remit 6/24/2011 Portugal is to add to its collection of tax treaties still further, with the announcement that negotiations have been concluded with two key countries, and that a new tax information exchange agreement has been signed.
	EFTA Unveils Progress On FTAs 6/23/2011 Following a recent gathering of European Free Trade Association ministers in Schaan, the Liechtenstein administration announced details of the signing of a free trade agreement with Hong Kong.
	APEC Stresses Doha Urgency 5/24/2011 A major negotiating breakthrough is required if the Doha Round is to reach a successful conclusion, with many gaps remaining unbridgeable, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization has said.
	TPP Negotiators Take Stock Of Progress 5/25/2011 Trade ministers from the nine countries involved in negotiating the extended Trans-Pacific Partnership – the United States, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei – have met to take stock of progress made so far and to consider the path forward as they seek to conclude a high-standard, regional trade agreement.
	Japan Delays TPP Decision 5/23/2011 As a further consequence of the earthquake and tsunami in March this year, it has now been officially confirmed that Japan’s decision on whether to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be delayed beyond its expected June deadline.
	ASEAN Bloc Tackles Trade Obstacles 5/13/2011 Indonesian Minister of Finance Agus Martowardojo has urged members of the ASEAN trade bloc to implement reforms to establish greater financial sector integration between nations, including through easing tax and non-tax barriers and setting up frameworks to mitigate criminality.
	Moves To Strengthen SMEs In ASEAN 5/10/2011 In the run-up to the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit later this month in Jakarta, more than 200 participants from the business community, government and academia, have met in a major symposium to formulate concrete recommendations on what can be done to strengthen small and medium-sized entities in the region.
	EU Striving For ASEAN Trade Deal 5/9/2011 Karel De Gucht, the European Commissioner for Trade, in his closing remarks to the first ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations-European Union Business Summit, has said that the European Commission’s ultimate goal is a free trade agreement with the region.
	APEC Business Leaders Call For Free Trade Deal 5/3/2011 The APEC Business Advisory Council, formed of business leaders from the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation have recommended, during a recent meeting in Seoul, that concrete steps should be taken to realise a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific.
	Pakistan, India Discussing Bilateral Trade Resolutions 4/29/2011 India and Pakistan engaged in talks on April 27-28 to discuss hurdles to bilateral trade under the South Asian Free Trade Area pact.
	ASEAN Establishes Tax Forum 4/11/2011 Following a meeting in Indonesia, the Finance Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have established a forum on taxation involving the tax authorities of all member states.
	USTR Reports Strong Progress In TPP Talks 4/6/2011 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that the United States and its Trans-Pacific Partnership partners - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam - made considerable progress in their sixth round of trade agreement negotiations held recently in Singapore.
	Clinton Pushes US Free Trade Agenda At APEC 3/14/2011 During remarks to senior officials from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Washington, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Secretary of State, emphasized the strong commitment of the United States government to free trade in the region, as long as it is fair, transparent and 'delivers results to the American people.'
	TPP Talks Make Progress 2/23/2011 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that the United States and its Trans-Pacific Partnership partners – Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam – concluded their fifth round of negotiations in Santiago, Chile, marking continued progress toward the goal of developing a trade agreement.
	Japan Sticks To Timetable For TPP Decision 1/21/2011 Banri Kaieda, Japan’s new Trade Minister after Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s recent ministerial reshuffle, has confirmed that the government will not bring forward its deadline for deciding whether to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
	UK Consumers Foot The Bill For Shoe Tariffs 1/19/2011 UK retailers are urging the European Commission to accept that import taxes which have pushed up the price of shoes from China and Vietnam should finally end.
	Vietnam, EU To Begin Full FTA Talks 1/13/2011 During his visit to Hanoi, Sean Doyle, European Union Ambassador and head of its delegation to Vietnam, disclosed that negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement with Vietnam would begin this year.
	Vietnam Cuts Import Duty On LPG 12/23/2010 In an effort to stabilize rising prices in the domestic market, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has announced that import tariffs imposed on liquefied petroleum gas have been reduced from 5% to 2%, with effect from December 17, 2010.
	TPP Negotiations Continue 12/9/2010 Negotiating groups comprised of teams from the nine Trans-Pacific Partnership countries are meeting in New Zealand throughout the week to discuss a range of trade and investment issues.
	Momentum For Trans-Pacific Partnership 11/18/2010 Meeting recently on the margins of the APEC meeting in Yokohama, the leaders of the countries participating in negotiations for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership welcomed the solid progress made so far in the talks aimed at negotiating the regional trade deal, and resolved to seek to conclude the ambitious agreement as swiftly as possible.
	APEC Commits To Free Trade 11/12/2010 Trade and foreign ministers of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member nations recommended the extension of the commitment to a standstill on new trade and investment barriers until the end of 2013, and confirmed that concrete steps should be taken to realise a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific.
	EU, Vietnam Remove Aviation Restrictions 10/6/2010 The European Commission on October 4 announced the signing with Vietnamese authorities of an aviation agreement, which will remove nationality restrictions in the bilateral air services agreements between EU member states and Vietnam.
	APEC Officials Focus On Free Trade 9/29/2010 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation officials met recently in Japan to discuss key reports and recommendations on enhancing regional trade and economic integration that will be submitted to leaders and ministers of its member economies when they meet in November this year.
	Vietnam, Mozambique Sign DTA 9/13/2010 A bilateral agreement for the avoidance of double taxation between Vietnam and Mozambique was signed in Hanoi on September 3.
	Asia-Pacific Business Leaders Commit To FTAAP 8/31/2010 The Business Advisory Council of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation has affirmed its belief that making progress on a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific presents the best strategy for achieving regional growth.
	Asian Countries Ranked For IPR Protection 8/31/2010 A survey of almost 1,300 expatriate corporate managers by the Hong Kong-based research group, Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, found that Singapore is considered to be the best country in Asia, and Indonesia the worst, at protecting intellectual property rights.
	ASEAN Ministers Review Free Trade Progress 8/27/2010 The meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Ministers, held on August 24-25, 2010, in Da Nang, Vietnam, reaffirmed their resolve to ensure the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
	EU And Singapore Edge Closer To FTA 7/8/2010 It has been disclosed that negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement between Singapore and the European Union are proceeding well, and that it could be completed as early as next year.
	Hong Kong To Implement DTAs 7/8/2010 Orders made to implement double taxation agreements with Brunei, the Netherlands and Indonesia for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion have been gazetted.
	Steady Progress In TPP Negotiations 6/22/2010 As the second round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement ended in San Francisco, the United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk congratulated all parties on making “significant, positive” progress during last week’s talks.
	TPP Discussions Held During APEC Meeting 6/9/2010 Trade ministers of the eight countries looking to join in the new Trans-Pacific Partnership met in Sapporo, Japan, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, to exchange views and provide guidance to negotiators ahead of the second round of talks.
	Vietnam Committed To Free Trade 6/9/2010 In talks with the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, the World Trade Organization’s Director General, Pascal Lamy (pictured), welcomed the Vietnamese government’s progress on removing tax barriers to trade with third countries, consistent with Vietnam’s call for an urgent conclusion of the Doha Round.
	APEC Commits To Regional Free Trade 6/7/2010 In a statement issued after the close of two-day talks in Sapporo, Japan, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers announced progress in achieving their goals of free and open trade, and in advancing regional economic integration, including exploring possible pathways to a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
	Vietnam Discusses Environmental Taxes 6/2/2010 Vietnam’s Finance Minister, Vu Van Ninh, has disclosed to parliament the limited list of products that the government has suggested would be subject to the proposed environmental tax.
	APEC To Explore Asia-PAC Free Trade Area 6/2/2010 As trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group prepare for their annual meeting on June 5 and 6, its Business Advisory Council has delivered a set of recommendations, including the creation of an Asia-Pacific free trade area.
	WTO To Mediate Trade Disputes 5/26/2010 The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body has established panels in respect of the US use of ‘zeroing’ on products from Korea and Vietnam, and to examine EU anti-dumping measures on Chinese shoe imports.
	Vietnam Provides Transfer Pricing Guidance 5/21/2010 Vietnam has published details of changes in filing and documentation in a new tax circular, which amends its transfer pricing regulations.
	EFTA, Vietnam Talk Free Trade 5/19/2010 On May 19, the European Free trade Association member states signed a joint statement establishing a study group to examine closer trade and investment relations with Vietnam, including the possibility of negotiating a free trade agreement.
	India Seeks ASEAN FTA Expansion 5/7/2010 Following the entry into force of India’s free trade agreement in goods with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from January 1 this year, the Indian government is now lobbying for its extension to trade in services.
	Tunisia, Vietnam Ink DTA 4/22/2010 Economic relations between Tunisia and Vietnam, whose President Nguyen Minh Triet carried out an official visit to Tunisia on April 12 and 13, have been strengthened by the signing of a bilateral double taxation agreement between the two countries at the Tunisian finance ministry.
	Vietnam, Saudi Arabia Sign DTA 4/15/2010 During his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Vietnam’s President, Nguyen Minh Triet, together with King Abdullah, witnessed the signing of three agreements designed to promote economic cooperation and investment between the two countries.
	ASEAN Summit's Commitment To The AEC 4/12/2010 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, meeting in Vietnam for the 16th ASEAN Summit on April 8-9, 2010, reaffirmed their strong commitment to speed up the effective implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic Community.
	World Bank Pushes Asian Integration 4/9/2010 The World Bank’s recent East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, entitled ‘Emerging Stronger from the Crisis’, looks for deeper regional integration in the area, particularly through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its regional free trade agreements.
	EU Reviews Developing Country Trade Policy 3/17/2010 Karel De Gucht, the European Union Commissioner for Trade, in a speech on 'EU Trade Policy Towards Developing Countries' at a seminar in Brussels, has discussed how those countries can be helped to move from being partners in development aid to becoming partners in trade.

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