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To tighten the management of sea encroachment activities, the Government has recently required the identification of specific coastal locations, areas, boundaries, and coordinates of to-be-encroached sea areas to comply with the survey and mapping law.
Decision No. 270/QD-TTg dated April 02, 2024 of the Prime Minister approving the List of important national and key energy programs, works and projects
Organizations and individuals that import or export the schedule chemicals are required to obtain a license granted by the competent authority. Such a license is a condition for customs clearance of imported or exported schedule chemicals.
Real estate businesses would be permitted to implement commercial housing projects on non-residential land if they currently possess or have acquired land-use rights and meet law-prescribed conditions for land repurposing.
The 2023 Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (the Law) will enter into force on July 1 this year and replace its 2010 predecessor with revisions made in 2018.
The Government has recently issued Decree 32/2024/ND-CP, on the management and development of cottage industry zones to attract small- and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives and cooperative groups to invest in production and business in concentrated production areas.
The Ministry of Construction is gathering public opinions on a draft decree guiding the 2023 Housing Law, proposing imposition of a 30-percent cap on foreign ownership at apartment buildings.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) would provide special loans to commercial banks, cooperative banks, people’s credit funds, and microfinance institutions that are facing mass withdrawals to help them improve their solvency, according to the latest draft of the circular on special loans.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, sectors, central and local authorities to thoroughly implement the national tuberculosis prevention and control strategy.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently assigned the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to coordinate with relevant agencies in urgently carrying out close and comprehensive inspection and supervision of the gold market.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is publicizing a draft circular providing the operation of the competitive wholesale electricity market on the website of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam for public comments.