To increase on regional minimum wage from January 01, 2017
On November 14, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 153/2016/ND-CP dated November 14, 2016 of the Government providing on regional minimum wage rates applied to employees working under an employment contract, takes effect on January 01, 2017.
Accordingly, the regional minimum wage rate applied to employees working for enterprises...
PECUNIARY PENALTY TO VND 10 MILLION IMPOSED ON HOUSING LAND ENCROACHMENT AND APPROPRIATION
From December 25, 2014, pecuniary penalty ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000, imposed on housing land encroachment and appropriation or pecuniary penalty ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000, imposed on encroachment and appropriation violations in terms of the land parcel that is used for rice cultivation, specialized,...
Housing Law of Viet Nam 2005
Housing Law of Viet Nam provides for house ownership, housing development, management of use of houses and house-related transactions, and state management of houses[....]
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...
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF PEOPLE DEVOTE TO THE REVOLUTION
On September 28, 2015, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the application and procedures for preferential treatment in education for people devote to the revolution and their children, including, any children of people meritorious to the revolution who is studying...
The ratio of equity of an investor’s public-private partnership
In accordance with the Decree No. 15/2015/ND-CP dated February 14, 2015 of the Government On investment in the form of public-private partnership. The ratio of equity of an investor must not be lower than 15% of the total investment capital. For a project capitalized at over VND 1,500 billion,...
Audits of projects financed by the governments on-lending of foreign borrowed funds
Takes effect on July 20, 2016, the Circular No. 79/2016/TT- BTC dated June 06, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the financial audits of programs or projects financed by the Government’s on-lending of foreign borrowed funds on Auditing of eligibility to qualify for on-lent funds;...
HIGH-SPEED VESSELS HAVE THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF 20 YEARS MEASURED
On November 20, 2014, the Government issues the Decree No. 111/2014/ND-CP prescribing the useful life of inland waterway vessels and the useful life of vessels permitted for import and takes effect on January 05, 2015.
Accordingly, inland waterway vessels have useful life from 18 – 35 years depending on each...
Foreign organization must have a written request on demand to use vietnamese laborers
On July 28, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 75/2014/ND-CP detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Labor Code [...]
Conditions for organization of yoga training
At the Circular No. 11/2016/TT-BVHTTDL dated November 08, 2016, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have specific regulations on conditions for organization of yoga training and competition - is a combination of physical exercises and postures (Asana) and breathing exercises (Pranayama) to promote better health, prevent and cure...
