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Vietnam, Hong Kong sign pact to avoid double taxation

Vietnam and Hong Kong Tuesday signed a double taxation avoidance agreement that reduces the amount of tax to be paid by investors, the Ministry of Finance said. Speaking at the signing ceremony of the Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income... Read more

Viet Nam, Hong Kong ink tax pact

VietNamNet Bridge – Hong Kong yesterday joined the long list of countries and territories to have entered into a double taxation agreement with Viet Nam. The daily flights will make Dragonair the fourth carrier to operate direct flights between Hong Kong and Viet Nam, following Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.The agreements... Read more

Bush, Maliki sign security pact in Baghdad

U.S. President George W. Bush, who arrived in Baghdad on an surprise visit on Sunday, signed with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki a security pact which outlines a timetable for the U.S. troops’ withdrawal in three years, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported. U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attend a news conference... Read more

WB, central bank sign $200 million rural finance pact

Vietnamese farmers will have better access to credit under an agreement that the World Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam signed Friday in Hanoi. Under the agreement, US$200 million will be taken from the International Development Association (the World Bank’s concessional lending arm) for the Vietnam Third Rural Finance Project.A World Bank statement... Read more

VN-Cambodia visa exemption pact to take effect next month

Relevant Vietnamese agencies are preparing for the planned visa exemption pact between Vietnam and Cambodia to go into force on December 4, the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. According to the agreement which was signed in Hanoi on November 4, citizens of both countries with ordinary passports valid for at least six... Read more

Tour operators laud Cambodia visa exemption pact

VietNamNet Bridge – Many local tour operators have run into rapture at the news of visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports between Vietnam and Cambodia, saying the pact would be a springboard to spur travel between the two countries. The majority of local visitors travel to the neighboring country via Moc Bai border gate in the southern province... Read more

Pentagon chief warns of "dramatic consequences" of failed security pact with Iraq

Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Tuesday of the “dramatic consequences” if the U.S. and Iraqi governments fail in reaching a pact as a legal base for the American military to continue its presence in Iraq. A U.S. soldier shakes the hand of an Iraqi boy during a patrol in Baquba, in Diyala province some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad,... Read more

Pentagon seeks to calm concerns over Iraq troop pact

A U.S. soldier patrols Baquba, in Diyala province some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad October 16, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that U.S. troops should not be concerned by a deal that is said to let Iraq prosecute American military personnel if they commit serious crimes on Iraqi soil. Some... Read more

Vietnam, US ink aviation pact

Vietnam and the US have agreed to lift restrictions on air cargo routes between the two countries, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Tuesday. “This new agreement represents a major expansion in trade opportunities in Southeast Asia,” Peters said in a press release.The two countries reached an agreement in October 2003 allowing for an... Read more

Vietnam, Canada discuss bilateral investment pact

Hanoi has requested Canada to consider Vietnam a developing country and limit its requirements within current international treaties while negotiating a bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement. The request was made during the second round of negotiations on the agreement held in Ottawa from September 30-October 2.The focus of this round was... Read more

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