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New policies related to road tolls
Effective from the beginning of February, Decree 90/2023/ND-CP provides regulations concerning the rates, collection, remittance, exemption, management, and use of road tolls.
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.
