Exempt from import duty for machinery imported or temporarily imported for re-export to serve ODA

On December 03, 2013, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 181/2013/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of tax policies and incentives for programs and projects funded with official development assistance (ODA) capital or concessional loans provided by donors[...]

Charge for licensing of the export of workers in overseas term employment 5 million/time

According to Circular No. 259/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance on the rate, collection, submission, administration and use of the fee for verification of documents and the charge for licensing of the export of Vietnamese workers on contract basis, charge for new licensing of the...

Prohibit selling a drug at a price higher than its declared or posted price

From January 01, 2017, to prohibit to sell a drug at a price higher than  its  declared or  posted price;  Manufacturing, preparing or selling traditional drugs combined with pharmaceutical ingredients without permission of a competent  state  management  agency,  providing information,  advertising,  marketing,  making  prescriptions for, providing consultations on, labeling...

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...

Restricted activities within a coast protection corridor

The Government issued Decree No. 40/2016/ND-CP on May 15, 2016 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment; in which the most important provision is about restricted activities within a coast protection corridor. Accordingly, exploitation of groundwater may be conducted only in emergency...

To 2017, GDP is expected to increase by 6.7%

On November 07, 2016, the National Assembly passed the Resolution No. 23/2016/QH14 on socio-economic development plan (2017), requires Government, Supreme People’s Procuracy, Supreme People’s Court and the State Auditors….to implement proactive and flexible monetary policies, continue to restructure credit institutions; develop bond markets, strictly control and tackle bad debts...

Exempting the import tax for 5 year for medical equipments

This is the content prescribed at the Decision No. 54/2014/QD-TTg dated September 19, 2014 of the Prime Minister on exempting the import tax for devices for manufacturing and assembling the medical equipments with high priority.[...]

GUIDELINES FOR PILOT FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICES PURSUANT TO CIRCULAR NO. 21/2019/TT-BYT

Pursuant to Decree No. 109/2016/ND-CP on issuance of operating license for practitioner and operation license for medical examination and treatment facilities and Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP on amendments to a number of provisions relating the business investment conditions under state management of the Ministry of Health: The family medicine facility...

REGULATIONS OF ENROLLMENT TARGETS AT INTERMEDIATE AND COLLEGE LEVEL

On March 02, 2017, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No.  05/2017/TT-BLDTBXH dated March 2, 2017 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on regulations of enrollment and determination of enrollment targets at intermediate and college level. In accordance with this...

From October 29, interest rate applicable to USD deposits

On October 28, 2014, the Governor of State Bank issued the Decision No. 2172/QD-NHNN dated October 28, 2014 of the State Bank of Vietnam providing for the maximum interest rate applicable to USD deposits of organizations, individuals at credit institutions in accordance with the Circular No. 06/2014/TT-NHNN dated March 17, 2014.[...]