To lengthen the term for short-term loans by foreign currency
This content is prescribed at the Circular No. 31/2016/TT-NHNN of the State Bank of Vietnam on amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 24/2015/TT-NHNN dated December 8, 2015 of the State Bank of Vietnam on foreign currency loans granted to residents by credit institutions and branches...
Procedures of declaring value added tax for foreign contractors
On February 11, 2015, the Ministry of Finance signed the Decision No. 274/QD-BTC on publishing amendments and supplements of administrative procedures in the tax management under the Ministry of Finance’s authority.
Under this Decision, procedures of declaring tax for foreign contractors, foreign sub-contractors paying value added tax according to the...
Only pay outstanding debts in capital construction arising before 2015
On June 18, 2014, the National Assembly passed the Law No. 49/2014/QH13 on Public Investment and decides to only pay outstanding debts in capital construction arising before January 01, 2015[...]
Increase the import tax for petroleum to 35% from january 07
The Ministry of Finance has just issued the Circular No. 03/2015/TT-BTC dated January 6, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance amending the preferential import tax rate for some petroleum commodities in the Heading 27.10 in the Preferential Import Tariff, decide to increase the preferential import tax for leaded or...
Not required to be implement the inspection conclusions pending instructions
On March 27, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 33/2015/ND-CP prescribing the implementation of inspection conclusions, within that, the inspection conclusions shall be strictly abided by inspected subjects and related agencies, organizations and individuals, the implementation of inspection conclusions shall be supervised, urged and examined by competent state...
Health quarantine process for persons on entry or exit
On December 05, 2014, the Ministry of Health issued the Circular No. 46/2014/TT-BYT guiding the health quarantine process, of which it stipulates health quarantine process for persons on entry or exit or in transit at road and railway border gates, at international airports and at waterway border gates.
Under this...
AGRICULTURE’S GDP PROPORTION OF 15%
The Prime Minister has just signed the Decision No. 1342/QD-TTg dated August 12, 2014 approving the plan of action to develop agricultural machinery industry in implementation of Vietnam’s industrialization strategy within the framework of Vietnam - Japan cooperation through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.
This Strategy shall be implemented...
Terrestrial cell phones consigned are exmpt from import license
On November 26, 2014, the Ministry of Information and Communications promulgates the Circular No. 18/2014/TT-BTTTT detailing the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of November 20, 2013, on the grant of import licenses for radio transmitters and radio transceivers; deciding terrestrial cell phones that are consigned together or not together with...
Dissolution of vocational education institutions if fails to operate
In accordance with the Law No. 74/2014/QH13 issued by the National Assembly on November 27, 2014, a vocational education institution shall be dissolved when it commits illegal acts causing serious consequences; past the suspension period of its training activities, it fails to solve the problem leading to such suspension;...
VALIDITY DURATION OF INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS IS 3 YEARS
The Ministry of Transport issued the Circular No. 29/2015/TT-BGTVT dated July 06, 2015 providing the issuance and use of international driving permits for Vietnamese and foreigners having permanence residence cards granted by Vietnam, who have obtained Vietnam’s domestic driving permits which are made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and remain...
