... national and sub-national levels in Vietnam (Mirza and Giroud 2004, Nguyen and Haughton 2002, Pham 2002, Nguyen Phuong Hoa 2002, Hsieh 2005, Meyer and Nguyen 2005, Parker et al 2005 and Nguyen ... (Phan and Ramstetter 2006, Nguyen and Xing 2006). Still, the availability of data recently has allowed researcher to conduct numerous interesting and policy-relevant empirical research on FDI and ... Vietnam. In 2000, the Law was amended and modified again to acknowledge the right of foreign investors to merger and acquire companies and branches, and the right to transfer the form of investment....