Publishing houses must have at least 200 m2 for use
At the Decree No. 195/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 of the Government detailing a number of articles of, and measures for implementing, the Publication Law[...]
Assignment of given sea areas to organizations and individuals for marine resource exploitation
On May 21, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 51/2014/ND-CP providing the assignment of given sea areas to organizations and individuals for marine resource exploitation and use with the maximum duration is 30 years[...]
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...
Prohibiting the advertising of milk for under-24 month infants
This is one of the contents regulated under the Decree No. 100/2014/ND-CP of the Government on the trading in and use of nutritious products for infants, feeding bottles and teats, replacing the Decree No. 21/2006/ND-CP dated February 27, 2006.
Specifically, the Government strictly prohibits the advertising of breast milk substitutes...
Employees may file petitions for initiation of bankrupttcy procedures when enterprises fall to pay salaries within 3 months
On June 19, 2014, the National Assembly passed the Law No. 51/2014/QH13 on Bankruptcy with a number of new and important contents.[...]
Gold jewelry with gold content of under 95% having export tax at 0%
The Ministry of Finance has issued the Decision No. 788/QD-BTC dated April 27, 2015 on promulgating new administrative procedures on export of gold jewelry, goldsmiths’ wares and other golden articles in subheadings 71.13, 71.14, 71.15 of export tax schedule in the field of customs under the authority of Ministry...
Allowed to change the land use purpose from agricultural land to residential land for resettlement
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just issued the Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BTNMT dated June 30, 2014 detailing compensation, support and resettlement upon land recovery by the State.[...]
The late payment interest at 0.03% per day on the outstanding amount
This is the important content prescribed at the Decree No. 100/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 of the Government on elaboration and guidelines for some articles of the law on amendment of the law on value-added tax, the law on special excise duty and the law on tax administration.
On particular,...
ADJUSTMENTS ON COMPULSORY RESERVES APPLICABLE TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
On December 04, 2015, the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 23/2015/TT-NHNN dated December 04, 2015 of the State Bank amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Decree No. 581/2003/QD-NHNN dated June 09, 2003 of the State Bank Governor promulgating the regulation on compulsory reserves applicable...
Regulations on construction investment costs
This is one of the contents prescribed at the Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BXD dated March 10, 2016 of the Ministry of
Construction guiding the determination and management of construction investment costs.
In accordance with this Circular, the construction works price includes the detailed construction unit price of works and the general...

















