FROM MARCH 15, TO APPLY THE INTEREST RATE IN NEW REGIME

On December 30, 2016, the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 39/2016/TT-NHNN prescribing lending transactions of credit institutions and/or foreign bank branches with customers, takes effect on March 15, 2016. The most important content is the regulations in Interest rate of loan.  A credit institution and its customer...
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Not yet handovered the house, the owner must pay 70% charges

On November 25, 2014, the National Assembly officially approved the Housing Law No. 65/2014/QH13, replacing the Housing Law No. 56/2005/QH11 with many new contents. For owners of commercial housing projects, within 50 days from the date of handover of houses to purchasers or from the time when lessees make full...
vietnamese employees

Foreign organizations must make regular reports on recruitment of vietnamese employees

This is the prominent content prescribed at the Decision No. 19/2015/QD-TTg dated June 15, 2015 of the Prime Minister prescribing criteria for identifying hi-tech enterprises. Accordingly, from August 01, 2015, beside satisfying the criteria prescribed at Point a and b, Article 75 of the Investment Law, a hi-tech enterprise ...
36 wastes permitted for import from overseas for use as production materials

36 wastes permitted for import from overseas for use as production materials

On December 19, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 73/2014/QD-TTg providing the list of wastes permitted for import from overseas for use as production materials. The List includes 36 wastes permitted for import from overseas for use as production materials. Within that gypsum; granulated slag (slag sand) from...
Foreign experts working under

Foreign experts working under 90 days per year in vietnam are exempted from work permits

In accordance with the Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP dated February 03, 2016 of the Government detailing the Regulations on the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding foreign workers in Vietnam, the workers enter Vietnam to hold the positions of experts, managers, chief executive officers or...
The electricity retail tariff is from 0-50 kWh is 92% of the average price

The electricity retail tariff is from 0-50 kWh is 92% of the average price

On April 07, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 28/2014/QD-TTg on structure of electricity retail tariff. In particular, this Decision regulates that the electricity retail price for domestic purposes include 6 levels, from 0 – 50 kWh is 92%; from 51 – 100 kWh is 95% [...]
Legal Updates

Issue notification of classification results is within 5 working days

This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 14/2015/TT-BTC dated January 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the classification, analysis for classification; analysis for quality inspection and food safety inspection of exports and imports. Accordingly, within 5 working days, or 20 working days in case the analysis...

A license for hydro-meteorological forecast and warning activities is valid for 5 years at most

In accordance with the Decree No. 38/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Hydro-meteorology, a license for hydro-meteorological forecast and warning activities is valid for 5 years at most and extend at least 30 days before the license expires...

Issuing 11 primary key indicators of health sector

On February 14, 2014, the Ministry of Health issued the Circular No. 06/2014/TT-BYT on the List of primary key indicators of health sector[...]
selection of investors

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...