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Why is Vietnam considered as the key hub for regional and global commerce?
- October 2015
- Free Access
Vietnam has been part of several important agreements and partnerships and one of them isRegional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This partnership offers a huge population of consumers of Vietnamese exports.Also, the most significant count...
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What is the impact of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement?
- October 2015
- Free Access
After three years of negotiation, the EU and Vietnam reached an agreement on footwear, furniture and textiles manufacturers. Both parties are expecting to benefit largely from this agreement and export turnover to the EU is expected to increase by 11...
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What are permitted to trading companies that are established in Vietnam by forei...
- October 2015
- Free Access
If a foreign investor is trying to find a way to expand business into Vietnam, it is recommended to establish a trading company in Vietnam. Trading companies are permitted to provide sourcing, quality control, and import and export services and most ...
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What are import and export duties in Vietnam?
- October 2015
- Free Access
Most of the goods can be distributed by foreign invested companies in Vietnam and the payable import tax or export tax amount is equal to the unit volume of each good multiplied by the official tax calculation price and the tax rate of each item stat...
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What role does the Shanghai Cooperation Organization play in the success of the ...
- September 2015
- Free Access
Representing a group of the largest Central Asian nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was originally formed to maintain regional security and political stability. However, its role has been extended in recent years to encompass econo...
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As one of the poorest regions in China, how did Xinjiang become of great importa...
- September 2015
- Free Access
Despite the obvious wealth disparity between Xinjiang and other Chinese provinces, Xinjiang remains as one of the wealthiest regions in the entire Central Asia and is expected to continue to flourish in the coming years. One of Xinjiang’s advan...
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What benefits can tier 1.5 cities enjoy in China?
- August 2015
- Free Access
Locations such as Chengdu, Hangzhou and Nanjing which are considered as the transition frontrunners of tier 2 to 1 cities can enjoy greater government support compared to tier 1 cities. For instance, they are encouraged to build shopping centers larg...
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What is the impact of pollution crisis on real estate sector in China?
- August 2015
- Free Access
Due to the pollution crisis, the government is trying to build a sustainable economy in order to combat. Since buildings take up 25 percent of the energy use in China, the CCP’s twelfth Five Year Plan aims to build one billion square meters of ...
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How can selling construction materials in China create opportunities for foreign...
- August 2015
- Free Access
As the government supports the idea of ‘green’ construction and the vast majority of Chinese suppliers are still not familiar with green materials, this policy of supporting environmental friendly constructions encourages foreign investme...
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What are the requirements and obstacles of setting up architecture WFOE in China...
- August 2015
- Free Access
The corporate laws of China are very rigid and require companies to stay within the scope of the business that they first intended to engage in. When the company is created, it needs to describe the business scope and apply for a business license. Wh...
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What are the main reasons that cause factories to shift from China to Vietnam?
- July 2015
- Free Access
During the past five years, Vietnam’s exports have doubled and compared to the previous year, total exports increased more than 13.6 percent. Vietnam is trying to attract manufacturing from Guangdong which is China’s traditional base. To ...
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What is the role exports play in the Thai economy? What are its main export good...
- July 2015
- Free Access
Around 65 percent of Thailand’s GDP is consisted of exports and 86 percent of its exports are manufactured goods followed by electronics (14 percent), vehicles (13 percent), machinery and equipment (7.5 percent) and foodstuffs (7.5 percent).
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