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Shenzhen seeks free port despite calls against
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SHENZHEN: This southern coastal city said it is looking to turn
its bonded logistics zone into a free port, despite reports that
authorities were calling to suspend the approval of such ports.
"We are actively preparing the materials and plan to submit them
to the provincial authority soon, with the final decision in the
hands of the central government," said Li Zongjie, spokesman of the
Shenzhen Administration Bureau of Bonded Zone.
Shenzhen is launching the plan despite media ...
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Shenzhen seeks free port despite calls against
China Daily
; SHENZHEN: This southern coastal city said it is looking to turn its bonded logistics zone into a free port, despite reports that authorities were calling to suspend the approval of such ports. "We are actively preparing the materials and plan to submit them to the provincial authority soon, with
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U.S. seen as major user of U.K.'s 6 free ports.
Daily News Record
; LONDON (FNS) -- The six experimental free ports which plan to launch United Kingdom operations, once final legislation is passed in July 1984, have put the United States at the top of the list as their most fruitful source of future business, with Japanese companies taking a close second place.
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Investors move in on new Tianjin port
China Daily
; TIANJIN: Tianjin East Port, the new part of Tianjin Port nearing the end of its first phase of construction, is receiving unprecedented attention from both local and foreign investors. Nine agreements of intention were signed yesterday with 12 companies including HSBC, China Merchants Bank and
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PANAMA: Plans for the new Colon Free Port
Caribbean Update
; Plans for the new Colon Free Port have been canceled. The Panamanian Congress' June 4 decision to approve creation of a free port in Colon (Panama's poorest region) worsened hostilities in the area, as Colon's Chamber of Commerce, which viewed the free port as dangerous competition, decided to
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Freeport expansion welcomed in Subic: SBMA, local govt to jointly develop economic zone
The Manila Times
; SUBIC BAY Free Port: Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and local government units around the Free Port have agreed to work closer to pursue opportunities and development of this economic zone. This was the result of a meeting after President Gloria Arroyo issued Executive Order No.
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Shanghai looking at free port plan at Yangshan
China Daily
; SHANGHAI: The city government is examining the possibility of free port status for the deep-water facility being built along Zhejiang's Yangshan islands. The study is focused on the management model of terminals and a trans-oceanic bridge, the system of the port administration, and other free port
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Salonga: Mark job line between BOC, free port
The Manila Times
; SUBIC BAY Free Port: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Chairman Feliciano Salonga Tuesday said that there should be a clear-cut division of labor drawn between SBMA and the Bureau of Customs. This was his reaction to a report linking eight SBMA officials to an alleged conspiracy in the smuggling of
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EXEMPTION FROM NEW VAT LAW SOUGHT
The Manila Times
; THE agency managing the Subic Bay Freeport is seeking exemption of its locators from the coverage of the expanded value-added tax (EVAT) law. "They [investors] prefer to maintain a status quo and any free port enterprise should be exempt from VAT. What we would like to do is to preserve the VAT
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TAIWAN'S COGEN MAY RELOCATE TO FREE PORT
The Manila Times
; THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is finalizing the contract for a Taiwanese energy firm's relocation to Subic, which is expected to lower the energy cost inside the free port and its adjacent communities. "We are finalizing the agreement with Taiwan Cogeneration Corp. [Taiwan Cogen] with
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A Cebu free port soon?(Never on a Sunday)
Manila Bulletin
; Byline: Rene Espina FOR some years I have been writing about the reasons why the island of Cebu should become an economic zone and free port. My model has been the Singapore experience. After all that republic is also an island which lies at the strategic tip of the Malay peninsula. Practically all
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