IMPOSE A FINE OF VND 3,000,000 UPON ANY EMPLOYER FOR COLLECTING MONEY FROM APPLICANTS

There are many important contents prescribed at the Decree No. 88/2015/ND-CP dated October 07, 2015 of the Government on amending a number of article of the Decree No. 95/2013/ND-CP dated August 22, 2013 of the Government on penalties of administrative violations in labor, social insurance and overseas manpower supply...

New regulations on bank transfer confirmation

On October 28, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 173/2016/TT-BTC on amending and supplementing the first paragraph of clause 3 Article 15 of Circular No. 219/2013/TT-BTC by the Ministry of Finance (amended by Circular No. 119/2014/TT-BTC, Circular No. 151/2014/TT-BTC and Circular No. 26/2015/TT-BTC by the Ministry...
Ticket price exemption under six- year-old children

Ticket price exemption is applicable to under six- year-old children

According to the Decree No. 14/2015/ND-CP dated February 13, 2015 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of article of the Railway Law, ticket price exemption is applicable to under six- year- old children accompanying adults. For other objectives, the Decree also details the level of...

Shareholding percentage of a foreign organization shall not exceed 15% of a Vietnamese credit institution’s charter capital

This is one of remarkable point in Decision No. 01/2014/ND-CP dated January 3, 2014 of the Government on foreign investors’ share purchase from Vietnamese credit institutions Accordingly, shareholding percentage of a foreign individual shall not exceed 5% of charter capital of a Vietnamese credit institution and shareholding percentage of a...

Change the method of tax calculation for foreign contractors

On August 06, 2014, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 103/2014/TT-BTC guiding the fulfillment of tax liability of foreign entities doing business in Vietnam or earning income in Vietnam, regulates that the contractor/subcontractor has a permanent establishment in Vietnam or the contractor/subcontractor is a resident of Vietnam[...]
Overtime payment on a public holiday is at least 300% of actual hourly wage

Overtime payment on a public holiday is at least 300% of actual hourly wage

This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 23/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated June 23, 2015 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding a number of articles on wages of the Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP dated January 12, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number...
Develope science and technology information activities

Develope science and technology information activities

On February 18, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 11/2014/ND-CP science and technology information activities, encourage individuals and organizations to cooperate in and finance the formation and development of the national science and technology database. [...]

FROM JULY 01, 2017, THE STATUTORY PAY RATE IS VND 1,300,000 PER MONTH

This is the important content prescribed at the Decree No. 47/2017/ND-CP dated April 04, 2017 of the Government prescribing the statutory pay rate for public officials, public employees and armed forces’ personnel. In particular, from July 01, 2017, public officials working in authorities at central echelon to district level ;...

Encourage to participate in the voluntary pension program

This is the content prescribed at the Decision No. 144/QD-TTg dated January 20, 2014 of the Prime Minister on Approving the scheme on formation and development of the voluntary pension program in Vietnam[...]

PREFERENTIAL POLICIES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ENGAGING IN EMERGENCY EVENTS AND SAR

In accordance with the Decree No. 33/2017/ND-CP dated April 03, 2017 of the Government on penalties for administrative violations against regulations on water and mineral resources; the fines for discharging wastewater into water bodies without licenses are between VND 20 – 250 million. In particular, a fine ranging from VND...