Legal Updates

On February 10, 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 02/2017/TT-BCT prescribing the regulations on methods and procedures for formulation, assessment and approval for electricity transmission price; applicable to Vietnam Electricity, National Power Transmission Corporation, system and market operator, Electric Power Trading Company, power corporations...

This is the important content  prescribing at the Decree No. 49/2017/ND-CP on amending  the Article 15 of the Government’s Decree No. 25/2011/ND-CP elaborating and guiding the implementation of the law on telecommunications, and Article 30 of the Government’s Decree No. 174/2013/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations in posts, telecommunications,...

Smuggling, illegal transport of goods across the border, trade frauds and counterfeits remain complicated with sophisticated trickeries associated with corruption causing loss to state budget and natural resources, imposing negative impacts on environment of investment, trading and international integration..On June 09, 2015, the Government issued the Resolution No. 41/NQ-CP...

On September 16, 2014, the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 26/2014/TT-NHNN regulating on refinancing for credit institutions in Vietnam dong according to the Decision No. 540/QD-TTg dated April 16, 2014 of the Prime Minister on the credit policy vis-à-vis shrimp and catfish rearing.[...]

n order to enhance effectiveness in business of the electricity sector ; improve the effectiveness of the electricity regulation for the purpose of ensuring the sustainable electricity system and meeting requirements for providing electricity safely, stably, and efficiently and apply electricity prices in line with market mechanism under the...

On July 01, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 63/2016/ND-CP on requirements for motor vehicle inspection service business (automobiles, trailers, semi-trailers hauled by automobiles and similar vehicles). Organizations that are granted inspection condition certificates shall be eligible for performing motor vehicle inspection services. Organizations performing motor vehicle inspection services...

In order to construct Long Thanh International Airport of grade 4F according to the gradation by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as an important international airport of Vietnam, to be one of the international aviation transit centers of the region, on June 25, 2015, the National Assembly passed the...

On June 22, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 96/2015/TT-BTC guiding the Enterprise Income Tax in the Decree No. 12/2015/ND-CP dated February 12, 2015 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Tax Laws and amending...

The Ministry of Finance issued the Circular 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, decided to increase the preferential import tax of leaded motor spirit or unleaded...

This is one of the most important solutions on tax incentives for developing and applying information technology in Vietnam issued with the Resolution No. 41/NQ-CP dated May 26, 2016 of the Government. In particular, beside the policy that personal income tax on salary-based and wage-based incomes of individuals working in...