Guidance for appraisal of non-project aid
On January 09, 2014, the Ministry of Planning and Investment issued the Circular No. 01/2014/TT-BKHDT Guiding a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2013/ND-CP of April 23, 2013, on management and use of official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans of donors. [...]
A restaurant area of below 200m2 not subject to registration of environmental protection plans
On February 14, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP prescribing environmental protection master plan, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan.
Within that, the most important contents on registration of environmental protection plans, from April 01, 2015, Investment projects on construction, or expansion of...
Criteria for deflning buffer zones of special-use forests and protection belt
On March 26, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued the Circular No. 10/2014/TT-BNNPTNT on criteria for defining buffer zones of special-use forests and protection belt of marine protected areas[...]
PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE’S HAVING NO ON-LENT CAPITAL MORE THAN 180 DAYS OVERDUE CAN ACCESS TO ON-LENT CAPITAL
On April 28, 2017, the Government issued the Government No. 52/2017/ND-CP dated April 28, 2017 of the Government on on-lending of the Government’s foreign borrowed capital to People’s Committees of centrally-affiliated cities and provinces.
Within that, the most important content is the eligibility conditions for the provincial People’s Committee’s access...
Guidance on allocating profit of Vietnam asset management company
On December 27, 2013, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular No. 209/2013/TT-BTC on guiding the financial regulations applicable to Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) for credit institutions, which shall comply with legislations applicable to the one-member limited liability companies of which 100% of charter capital is owned by State, the Government’s Decree No. 53/2013/ND-CP dated May 18, 2013 and related legal documents[...]
THE INVESTOR IS ALLOWED TO DIRECTLY MANAGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH LESS THAN VND 15 BILLION
Takes effect on June 01, 2017, the Decree No. 42/2017/ND-CP dated April 05, 2017 of the Government on amendments to the Government's Decree No. 59/2015/ND-CP dated June 18, 2015 on management of construction investment projects, to allow that the investor shall use its legal status and qualified affiliated units...
Pangasius export must be registered with Vietnam pangasius association
On April 29, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 36/2014/ND-CP on raising, processing, and exporting pangasius
IMPOSE A FINE OF VND 3,000,000 UPON ANY EMPLOYER FOR COLLECTING MONEY FROM APPLICANTS
There are many important contents prescribed at the Decree No. 88/2015/ND-CP dated October 07, 2015 of the Government on amending a number of article of the Decree No. 95/2013/ND-CP dated August 22, 2013 of the Government on penalties of administrative violations in labor, social insurance and overseas manpower supply...
FROM 2020, MOTORCYCLES WHICH THE TO MANDATORY ENERGY LABELING
This is the important content prescribed at the Decision No. 04/2017/QD-TTg dated March 09, 2017 of the Prime Minister on the List of equipment and appliances to which the mandatory energy labeling and minimum energy efficiency standards are applied, and the roadmap to their implementation.
In particular, the Prime Minister...
PREFERENTIAL POLICIES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN EMERGENCY EVENTS AND SAR
In accordance with the Decree No. 33/2017/ND-CP dated April 03, 2017 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on water and mineral resources; the fines for discharging wastewater into water bodies without licenses are between VND 20 – 250 million.
In particular, a fine ranging from VND...

















