Guiding the medical examination and treatment by health insurance for hiv-positive people
The Ministry of Health issued the Circular No. 15/2015/TT-BYT dated June 26, 2015 guiding the medical examination and treatment by health insurance for HIV-Positive people and people using HIV/AIDS related health care services, prescribing that HIV-positive people having health insurance who receive medical examination and treatment and people having...
TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGES FROM JANUARY 01, 2019
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...
EXEMPTING THE IMPORT TAX FOR 5 YEARS FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS
This is the content prescribed at the Decision No. 54/2014/QD-TTg dated September 19, 2014 of the Prime Minister on import duty exemption for components imported to produce or assemble medical equipment prioritized for research and manufacture.
In particular, the Prime Minister agrees to exempt from import tax for components imported...
The charge for commercial pangasius’s appraisal is 100,000 VND/01 exporting contract
This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 46/2015/TT-BTC dated April 07, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance providing for the collection rates, regime of collection, remittance, management and use of charges for the appraisal for commercial pangasius.
In accordance with the regulations in this Circular, Organizations, individuals when...
Regulations on the inspection of quality in manufacturing motor vehicles
On October 20, 2014, the Ministry of Transport promulgated Circular No. 54/2014/TT-BGTVT dated October 20, 2014, amending Circular No. 31/2011/TT-BGTVT stipulating the inspection of technical safety, quality and environmental protection in manufacturing and assembling motor vehicles.[...]
From july 01, increase water surface rental frame
In accordance with the Decree No. 46/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government On collection of land rental and water surface rental from July 01, 2014, the water surface rental frame is increased double or triple compared with current frame[...]
Decentralized wastewater treatment technologies
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...
Incentives of 5% in selection of investors in ppp projects
On March 17, 2015, the Government issued the Decree No. 30/2015/ND-CP dated March 17, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number of Articles on investor selection of the Law on Bidding, within that, the important contents mention on incentives in selection of investors in PPP...
Reduce interest rate of loan’s outstanding balance for house assistance to 5% per annum
On January 02, 2014, the State Bank of Bank issued the Decision No. 21/QD-NHNN providing the interest rate of commercial bank applied in 2014 for loan’s outstanding balance for house assistance in accordance with the Circular No. 11/2013/TT-NHNN date May 15, 2013[...]
Surrogacy arrangement in Vietnam
Question: I would like to know about surrogacy arrangement which is carrying of a pregnancy for intended parents. A couple (Non-Resident of Vietnam) who attempted IVF with no success and they have embryos stored in Thailand.We select a surrogate mother who is our relative and would like to go through...

















