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Visa exemption policy expanded to citizens from more countries
The Prime Minister has recently requested the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to consider expanding the coverage of the visa exemption policy under Directive No. 06/CT-TTg.
Government issues new regulations on land valuation
Government issues new regulations on land valuation
The Government on February 5 issued Decree 12/2024/ND-CP, specifying four land valuation methods instead of the current five, namely comparison method, income-based method, surplus-based method and land price adjustment coefficient method.
National Strategy for people’s health protection approved
National Strategy for people’s health protection approved
The Prime Minister has recently approved the National Strategy for protection, care and improvement of the people’s health through 2030, with a vision toward 2045, setting the target that all citizens will have access to quality healthcare services.
More stringent measures to ensure transparency of belief, religious activities
More stringent measures to ensure transparency of belief, religious activities
From March 30, fund raising activities of belief and religious establishments will be put under stricter control to ensure publicity and transparency, according to Decree 95 recently issued by the Government.
New guidelines for intellectual property protection introduced
New guidelines for intellectual property protection introduced
With 125 articles, Decree 65 dated August 23 introduces a series of guiding texts for the 2005 Law on Intellectual Property, which was revised in 2009, 2019 and most recently 2022.
Civil Defense Law available on Official Gazette
Civil Defense Law available on Official Gazette
The new Civil Defense Law, which will be effective on July 1, grants the Government the authority to direct civil defense activities nationwide.
Incentives proposed for development of pharmaceutical industry
Incentives proposed for development of pharmaceutical industry
The Ministry of Health has released a draft Law Amending the 2016 Law on Pharmacy, providing many attractive incentives for boosting the development of the pharmaceutical industry.
Tightened requirements for copying and taking photos of Vietnam’s currency
Tightened requirements for copying and taking photos of Vietnam’s currency
All copies and photos of the Vietnamese banknotes must not change their appearance, except for zoom-in and zoom–out images, or copying or taking 1:1 photos from different angles, and must ensure the integrity of portraits and the national emblem on the front side of banknotes.
Online trading of cosmetics to be placed under strict management
Online trading of cosmetics to be placed under strict management
The Ministry of Health is making a draft decree on management of cosmetics, proposing adding regulations on online trading of cosmetics and identification of origin of cosmetics serving tracking, inspection and verification for state management purposes.
Statistical database system to be synchronously developed from central to local levels
Statistical database system to be synchronously developed from central to local levels
By 2030, the National Statistical Database will reach an advanced level among the ASEAN countries and become a modern statistical system in the world by 2045.
New rule for better controlling medicine prices
New rule for better controlling medicine prices
The Government has recently issued Decree 88 to tighten the declaration and re-declaration of medicine prices by pharmaceutical traders.
Ministry tightens requirements for foreigners teaching English in Vietnam
Ministry tightens requirements for foreigners teaching English in Vietnam
A training program will be provided to foreigners teaching English language at foreign language and information technology centers in Vietnam, under Decision 4159/QD-BGDDT issued by the Ministry of Education and Training on December 6.
More 02 countries are applicable with Special Preferential Import Tariffs
More 02 countries are applicable with Special Preferential Import Tariffs
On December 01, 2023, the Government issues Decree No. 84/2023/ND-CP on amending and supplementing several articles of the Government’s Decree No. 129/2022/ND-CP dated December 30, 2022, on Vietnam’s Special Preferential Import Tariffs to implement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership for the 2022-2027 period.
A working shift in offshore petroleum exploration lasts 12 hours/day at most
A working shift in offshore petroleum exploration lasts 12 hours/day at most
On November 08, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Circular No. 20/2023/TT-BCT on prescribing working time and rest time for workers doing jobs of special characteristics in the field of offshore petroleum exploration and exploitation.
Government amends the regulations on the payment of fees and charges
Government amends the regulations on the payment of fees and charges
On November 28, 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 82/2023/ND-CP on amending and supplementing several articles of the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016, detailing and guiding the implementation of several articles of the Law on charges.
New policy to get the best of overseas Vietnamese contributions to the nation
New policy to get the best of overseas Vietnamese contributions to the nation
Overseas Vietnamese are expected to contribute more and more to the national development and always regarded as an extremely important resources as the nation is striving to accelerate its industrialization and modernization process for the goal of becoming a developed country with fairly high income by 2045.
NA resolution sets a target of 6-6.5 percent GDP growth in 2024
NA resolution sets a target of 6-6.5 percent GDP growth in 2024
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 24 signed a decision to issue Resolution 103/2023/QH15, targeting that Vietnam will have 6-6.5 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and USD 4,700-4,730 in per capita income in 2024.
MOF expects to improve stock market transparency
MOF expects to improve stock market transparency
The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Circular 69, amending and supplementing several articles of Circular 57 of 2021, providing the roadmap of restructuring the stock trading market, bond trading market, derivatives trading market, and trading market for other types of securities.
New Law on Price
New Law on Price
The 2023 Law on Price will take effect on July 1 next year and supersede its 2012 predecessor with revisions made in 2014, 2020 and 2022.
Draft Law on Extradition to enhance transnational collaboration in criminal arrest
Draft Law on Extradition to enhance transnational collaboration in criminal arrest
The Ministry of Public Security has recently released a draft Law on Extradition, proposing the application of urgent arrest of criminals for extradition upon requests of foreign countries, adding cases of refusal of extradition to foreign countries and providing commitments to refraining from imposing the capital punishment on persons extradited to or from Vietnam.
Bio-tech development and application intensified
Bio-tech development and application intensified
The Government on November 16 set out several tasks on bio-tech development and application for ministers, heads of government agencies, and People’s Committee chairpersons of centrally run localities.
