The Business Times: Land rentals likely to rise

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• Land rentals likely to rise
• Vietnam seeks best possible scenario for rice exports
• Wind industry lacks momentum
• Confirming the effectiveness of bauxite projects in central highlands
• Vietnam loses on ODA because of high project prices, says former official
• E-commerce sector rapidly expanding
• New ASEAN community offers export opportunities
• Viet Nam increases exports to the Middle East
• Japan Desk launched to help investors in Ha Noi
• Foreign manufacturers fear taxation on fizzy drinks

Land rentals likely to rise Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:40 PM PDT The Finance Ministry has proposed increasing land rental rates as part of a draft decree on land rental, water surface rental and land use fees that will likely be submitted to the Prime Minister next month. The land rental rate currently ranges from 0.25 to two per cent of the land price, depending on what […] The post Land rentals likely to rise appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam seeks best possible scenario for rice exports Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:39 PM PDT Vietnam is placing high hopes on its bid to supply rice to the Philippines. However, it has been warned that Thailand, which has announced that it will clear its stocks at any cost, will be a formidable rival…. NFA, the Filipino national food agency, on April 15 opened bidding for the purchase of 800,000 tons […] The post Vietnam seeks best possible scenario for rice exports appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Wind industry lacks momentum Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:37 PM PDT Despite the Government’s push to develop wind power, Viet Nam has only three plants that use this alternative source of energy, as the country lacks experts in the field and prices remain low. “The current wind power buying price (set by the Government) of US$7.8 cents, which includes 1 cent subsidised by the Government, is […] The post Wind industry lacks momentum appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Confirming the effectiveness of bauxite projects in central highlands Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:35 PM PDT At a regular press conference hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 7, Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai affirmed that the bauxite mining project in the Central Highlands, At a regular press conference hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 7, Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai affirmed that the […] The post Confirming the effectiveness of bauxite projects in central highlands appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Vietnam loses on ODA because of high project prices, says former official Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:35 PM PDT Vietnam should hire foreign consultants to assess bids for ODA-funded projects because there is a lack of local capacity and the country is losing by accepting ODA even when firms in donor countries quote very high prices Former deputy construction minister Pham Sy Liem tells Vietweek. A Japanese company executive has recently alleged he paid […] The post Vietnam loses on ODA because of high project prices, says former official appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

E-commerce sector rapidly expanding Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:27 PM PDT Vietnamese e-commerce sales are expected to hit more than US$4 billion in 2015, thanks to growing internet users, reports the Viet Nam E-commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA). According to VECITA, which comes under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the value of e-commerce sales in Viet Nam is estimated at $2.2 billion with an […] The post E-commerce sector rapidly expanding appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

New ASEAN community offers export opportunities Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:22 PM PDT The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) would bring challenges, as well as improved export opportunities for Viet Nam when the AEC is formed in 2015, according to experts. The AEC marks the commitment of ASEAN leaders to building and promoting a single market and production base, a highly competitive economic region tempered with equitable development, and […] The post New ASEAN community offers export opportunities appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Viet Nam increases exports to the Middle East Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:20 PM PDT Countries in the Middle East have great potential for further trade cooperation with Viet Nam as bilateral trade volume has increased sharply since 2010, said Tran Quang Huy, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Africa, West and South Asian Market Department. Huy spoke to representatives of Vietnamese enterprises during a seminar held in […] The post Viet Nam increases exports to the Middle East appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Japan Desk launched to help investors in Ha Noi Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:20 PM PDT The Investment Promotion Centre under Ha Noi’s Department of Planning and Investment and Forval Vietnam jointly launched the Japan Desk last week to assist Japanese investors in the city. The desk will focus on eight main activities, such as providing information on the investment environment in Ha Noi, introducing partners for investment and solving the […] The post Japan Desk launched to help investors in Ha Noi appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

Foreign manufacturers fear taxation on fizzy drinks Posted: 18 Apr 2014 08:15 PM PDT The Ministry of Finance's (MOF) attempt to impose the 10 percent luxury tax on carbonated soft drinks is facing strong outcries from foreign manufacturers, who believe that the tax is unfair and aimed at them. Why fizzy soft drinks? MOF is attempting to put carbonated soft drinks onto the list of goods subject to Vietnam's […] The post Foreign manufacturers fear taxation on fizzy drinks appeared first on Vietnam Business News.

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