2006: year zero: The year is 2006: Vietnam has joined the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). Import tariffs have been cut to a minimum for goods produced in Asean countries, and incoming firms have created red hot competition for foreign-invested companies already in the country ...

Vietnam Investment Review, May, 2002 by Dang Cuong

2006: year zero: The year is 2006: Vietnam has joined the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA). Import tariffs have been cut to a minimum for goods produced in Asean countries, and incoming firms have created red hot competition for foreign-invested companies already in the country ... Dang Cuong examines four ways in which foreign-invested enterprises are preparing for the crunch in good time. (Insight: an inside view on the stories behind the headlines)

"Foreign-invested enterprises have paid more attention to protecting their trademarks because they are more prepared for the integration of made-in-Vietnam goods into international markets," says National Office of Industrial Property (NOIP) legislative department deputy head Ngo Nhat Hong.

The admission to...