Legal Updates

The Law No. 32/2018/QH14 is promulgated by the National Assembly on November 19, 2018 provides the regulation for raising of livestock, rights and obligations of organizations and individuals involved in animal husbandry… National animal husbandry database refers to an animal husbandry-related information system which is developed in such a way...

On October 02, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 152/2015/TT-BTC guiding the severance tax, and the taxable items are metallic minerals; non-metallic minerals; products of natural forests; natural aquatic organisms, including marine animals and plants; natural water; natural bird’s nests other than those collected from construction...

This is the important contents prescribed at the Law No. 63/2014/QH13 on Organization of People’s Procuracies passed by the National Assembly on November 24, 2014. Accordingly, from February 01, 2015, the people’s procuracy system includes the Supreme People’s Procuracy. Superior people’s procuracies; People’s procuracies of provinces and centrally run cities;...

On November 16, 2018, the Government issues the Decree No. 157/2018/ND-CP providing for region-based minimum wages applied to employees working under labor contracts. Accordingly, from January 01, 2019, the region-based minimum wages are specified as follows: - VND 4,180,000/month, for enterprises operating in localities of region I; - VND 3,710,000/month, for enterprises...

On March 20, 2017, the Government issued the Decree No.  29/2017/ND-CP dated March 20, 2017 of the Government on conditions for seafarer's training facilities and seafarer’s recruitment and placement service providers. Within that, the most important regulations is the conditions for seafarer’s training facilities. In particular, training facilities and equipment...

Under the Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP dated January 12, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number of the Labor Code’s contents, an employee enjoying monthly salary shall be paid on monthly or semi-monthly basis. In case natural disaster, conflagration or other force majeure events take place, and employers...

In accordance with the Circular No. 02/2016/TT-NHNN on provision of the custody services, security cabinets and safes for lease by credit institutions issued by the State Bank of Vietnam on February 26, 2016, Credit institutions allows to have custody services, security cabinets and safes for lease when such services...

Audit process issued by the State Audit Office of Vietnam on December 23, 2016 is attached with the Decision No. 08/2016/QD-KTNN, prescribing that the audit process comprises 4 steps such as Preparation; Performance; Making and sending audit reports; Oversight of performance of audit conclusions and audit requests. In accordance with...

Circular No. 04/2015 / TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of compensation, pension and health care costs of the employer to the employee accident labor, occupational diseases Accident workers decrease the ability to work from 5% - 10% shall be compensated at least...

On April 03, 2015, the Ministry of Construction issued the Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BXD dated April 03, 2015 of the Ministry of Construction guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Decree No. 80/2014/ND-CP dated August 06, 2014 of the Government on the waste water drainage and treatment. Within...