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American Embassy Hanoi - Bilateral Trade Agreement
Economic growth and lower duties will expand demand forimported fresh fruit. An improved cold chain from port to retail level wouldhelp reduce costs and improve margins. Marketing efforts are directed by theCalifornia Table Grape Commission’s Vietnam office in Ho Chi Minh City, and bya newly established representative for the (re-structured) Washington AppleCommission. ... Foreign investors have pressured the Vietnamese governmentfor years to expand the permissible forms of foreign investment. The Ministry of Planning and Investment(MPI) has submitted to the Government the final draft of the decree providing forthe establishment of new foreign invested shareholding companies (FISCs) andthe conversion of existing foreign invested enterprises into FISCs, in whichboth foreign and Vietnamese investors may purchase shares (subject to maximum30 percent foreign shareholding). Currently 24 foreign invested enterprisesoperating in Vietnam are seeking permission to convert to a FISC, though it notknown in which sectors FISCs will be permitted. However no approval has beenissued to date. ... [Read More]
Powell Outlines "Big Three" Foreign Policy Challenges - US Department of State
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, the Europeans, the EU-3 [Britain, France and Germany], are going to offer the Iranians a security dialogue, a broad security, strategic dialogue. [European Commission Commissioner of Foreign Affairs] Chris Patten, who I know you know well, has said that an offer like this can only be useful and strong if the United States has a part in it. ... But the only purpose of all of this is to show that it is a busy time. It's a challenging time, and the opportunities to do things that are important and vital for the future security of the world have not been missed, even as we have been dealing with some of the challenges. ... [Read More]
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Students read about the first Thanksgiving, did work sheets, colored pictures, and did art projects. Students wrote a paragraph and then made an art project turkey to go with the paper. Students did word searches, crossword puzzles, mazes, read internet articles, and colored different picture scenes from Thanksgiving. ... Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nevada | New Hampshire | ... [Read More]
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