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Revisiting China's Value-Added Tax Reform
- December 2013
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In this issue of China Briefing Magazine, we attempt to demystify some of the confusion revolving around Chinaâs recent value-added tax reform by reintroducing the basics and discussing how the reform will impact your particular business. While ...
Q&A
Why is Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) a strategic geographical ...
- November 2013
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Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam together form one of the world's largest emerging markets. Annual growth in that region is 5 percent and expecting to grow at that rate till 2020. Howe...
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Why is the number of multi-national companies investing in Vietnam constantly gr...
- November 2013
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Investment's volume in Vietnam has increased in the recent years due to its cheap labor resources, positive political, economic and demographic trends.Over the past 20 years FDI inflows into Vietnam increased tremendously, especially into manufacturi...
Q&A
How does investing in Vietnam help targeting the emerging ASEAN region?
- November 2013
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Vietnam's export to the rest of ASEAN nations have reached US$ 13.6 billion in 2011 and accounted for about ten percent of the country's total GDP in 2012 (US$ 138.1 billion). With tariffs reduced on over 4,000 different products, average tariff rate...
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What are Vietnam's major ASEAN exports?
- November 2013
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Three Vietnamese commodities had the significant turnover increase compared to 2012: Phone and mobile production, of which total turnover has reached US$ 334.7 million, accounting for 6.5 percent of Vietnam's total turnover; Crude oil with turnov...
Q&A
What are the development zones existing in Vietnam?
- November 2013
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Foreign investors can establish their initial presence with a combindation of certain tax incentives and easier processes for registration or paperworks in one of these zones: Industrial zones specialize on producing industrial goods or the provis...
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What are the administrative procedures to set up manufacturing facilities in dev...
- November 2013
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The usual procedures to set up a manufacturing facilities in Vietnamese development zones include the following steps: Registration to verify your investment (i.e., the Board will issue the relevant investment certificates); Issuance of construct...
Q&A
What kinds of taxes exist in Vietnam and what are their rates?
- November 2013
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The main taxes in Vietnam are: Corporate income tax - On June 19, 2013 the National Assembly approved CIT reduction from 25 to 22 percent, which will be further reduced to 20 percent by 2016; Value-added tax standard rate is ten percent. But depe...
infographic
Sourcing Model in China: Service Company
- November 2013
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The diagram shows how foreign investors can utilize a service company to create a sourcing platform in China.
Q&A
Why is ASEAN region worth the investors' attention for development zones?
- November 2013
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ASEAN region is a free trade area, which consists of ten countries. They are aiming to reduce tariff between themselves to zero by 2015. Given this favorable incentive, it is tipped to be development zones within each signatory will spring up across ...
Q&A
What are the benefits to locate businesses in development zones of Asian countri...
- November 2013
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There are a number of general benefits that businesses enjoy in development zones located in different Asian countrie: Preferential policies – Companies in development zones receive a number of benefits and regulatory privileges which aim to...
Q&A
How many different development zones are there in China?
- November 2013
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Although many tax benefits have been dried up after the 2008 Corporate Tax Reform, it is all the more important to understand which development zone will fit best with your business and your demands. Here is the list of development zones in China: ...
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