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Profit Repatriation in Vietnam: Key Strategies for Investors

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Dividends, service fees, or loans — foreign investors in Vietnam must weigh tax costs, treaties, and new 2025 reforms before repatriating.

Importing Into the Philippines: Customs Valuation, AEO, and FTA Strategy

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Foreign investors can cut costs and speed imports in the Philippines by mastering customs valuation, AEO, and FTA rules.

The Future of Chinese Investment in Indonesia

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Chinese investors face major opportunities in Indonesia’s EVs, renewables, digital economy, healthcare, and infrastructure by 2030.

Investing in Vietnam’s Textile Recycling Industry: An Investor’s Guide

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Vietnam’s textile recycling market is expanding rapidly, with US and EU compliance shaping key investment opportunities.

How BOI EV 3.5 Shapes the Future of EV Battery Investments in Thailand

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Thailand’s BOI EV 3.5 offers subsidies, tax relief, and export flexibility for EV battery investors through 2027.

Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing in Singapore: An Investor’s Operating Thesis

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Explore investment pathways in Singapore’s cell and gene therapy sector, from facilities to CDMOs, with tax and regulatory insights.

Agency, Distribution, and Franchising in Indonesia: What Contract Terms Win

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Foreign investors must balance control, tax, and compliance when structuring agency, distribution, or franchising deals in Indonesia.

How to Close a Company in the Philippines: BIR, SEC, and LGU Clearances

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Foreign investors must secure BIR, SEC, and LGU clearances to close a company in the Philippines efficiently and avoid liabilities.

Brunei’s Industrial Parks – Should They Be Part of Your ASEAN Strategy?

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Brunei’s industrial parks offer low tax, trade access, and sector support but face limits in labor and scale for investors.

Malaysia’s 2026–2030 Plan: What Investors Need to Know

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Malaysia’s 2026–2030 plan channels 611bn ringgit into growth, tax reform, semiconductors, shaping key investor opportunities.

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