Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 11 issued Dispatch 1087/CD-TTg, requiring the strengthening of management over the implementation of auctions for mining rights, especially for minerals used as common building materials.
Taking effect on July 1, Decree 45, guiding a number of articles of the Law on Oil and Gas, is expected to facilitate the petroleum sector’s oil and gas exploitation and prospecting activities, thus contributing to its rapid and sustainable development.
The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Fund of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced to provides loans to SMEs with a short-term interest rate of 1.2 percent per year and a long-term interest rate of 4.4 percent per year, under Decision 12/QD-HDTV of October 4, 2023.
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has suggested more measures for dealing with acts of shirking payment of compulsory social insurance premiums.
What are the formalities for visa application or visa extension for foreign workers in Vietnam?
On September 25, 2023, the Ministry of Health issues the Circular No. 17/2023/TT-BYT on amending, supplementing and annulling a number of legal normative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health
On October 03, 2023, the Prime Minister hereby promulgates the Decision on reduction of land rental for 2023.
By 2026, Vietnam will build and put into operation a portal of open educational resources, providing learning, teaching, and research materials for learners, officials, lecturers of higher education institutions and those who need to update higher education knowledge, according to Decision 1117/QD-TTg.
On September 20, 2023, the Government issues the Resolution No. 148/NQ-CP on further implementation of Resolution No. 42/2017/QH14 regarding pilot disposal of bad debts of credit institutions.
This is one of the important contents prescribed in Decision No. 648/QD-TTg approving the overall master plan for the development of the national system of airports and aerodromes for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.
On August 24, 2023, the Government issues the Decree No. 66/2023/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decree No. 54/2018/ND-CP guiding the collection of voters’ opinions on the establishment, dissolution, merger, separation and adjustment of boundaries, of administrative units.
A regulatory sandbox for the development of a circular economy would be soon adopted for application in four potential fields, namely agriculture, forestry and aquaculture; industry; energy; and construction materials.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently proposed raising fine levels for a lot of violations insurance-related violations, according to a draft decree revising the decrees concerning the sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of insurance business and lottery business, including Decree 98 of 2013, Decree 48 of 2018, Decree No. 80 of 2019, and Decree 102 of 2021.
This is one of the important contents prescribed in the Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP on amending a number of the Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on foreign workers in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
On August 30, 3023, the Ministry of Finance issues Circular No. 59/2023/TT-BTC on prescribing fees in the medical sector, and collection, transfer, management, and use thereof.
On September 18, 2023, the Government issues Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of Decree No. 152/2023/ND-CP on foreign workers in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
On September 07, 2023, the Government issues Decree No. 68/2023/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 115/2022/ND-CP on Vietnam’s Preferential Export Tariff and Special Preferential Import Tariff.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has submitted to the Government a draft resolution on pilot implementation of policies in order to pave the way for investment in transport projects across the country.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has the guidance on power purchase agreements serving domestic purposes at Circular No. 16/2023/TT-BCT dated August 31, 2023.
I am a foreign expat currently working in Vietnam and have been granted a residence permit with a validity period of three years. I’m considering buying a motorbike or a car for use in Vietnam. What papers do I need for the vehicle registration process?
I am a foreign expat currently working in Vietnam and have been granted a residence permit with a validity period of three years. I’m considering buying a motorbike or a car for use in Vietnam. Can I register the vehicle under my name and what is the procedure for vehicle registration?
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