Diplomatic and consular bags are exempt from customs procedures
On April 14, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 49/2015/TT-BTC providing for customs procedures for mails, postal matters and parcels, imports and exports sent via postal services of designated enterprises.
According to this Circular, Imported or exported mails sent via postal...
Contents of state management of foreign loans and debits by self-borrowing and self-payment
On December 26, 2013, the Government issued the Decree No. 219/2013/ND-CP on management of enterprises’ borrowing of foreign loans and payment of foreign debts without government guarantee[...]
To issue 04 registration forms of copyright and related rights
On July 02, 2016, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued the Circular No. 08/2016/TT-BVHTTDL on promulgating registration forms of copyright and related rights.
Accordingly, agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the registration of copyright and related rights and 04 registration forms issued with this Circular includes: Declaration form...
Conditions on export of minerals
On July 05, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 12/2016/TT-BCT on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Minister of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 41/2012/TT-BCT of December 21, 2012, providing the export of minerals.
Within that, the important content is the regulations...
Male employees whose wives give birth to children are entitled to a maternity leave of 5-7 working days
This new content is formally regulated in the Insurance Law No. 58/2014/QH13 passed by the National Assembly on November 20, 2014. Accordingly, from 2016, male employees currently paying social insurance premiums whose wives give birth to children are entitled to a maternity leave of 5 working days; 7 working...
Regulations on Labor Recruitment
On January 16, 2014, the Government promulgated the Decree No. No. 03/ND-CP dated January 16, 2014 detailing the implementation of a number of Articles of the Labor Code regarding employment. Under this Decree, the employer is entitled to employ Vietnamese labor directly or via employment services or outsourcing service providers to...
Dissolution of vocational education institutions if fails to operate
In accordance with the Law No. 74/2014/QH13 issued by the National Assembly on November 27, 2014, a vocational education institution shall be dissolved when it commits illegal acts causing serious consequences; past the suspension period of its training activities, it fails to solve the problem leading to such suspension;...
Wonder about surrogacy in Vietnam
Question: We are a couple living in France and we wonder about surrogacy in Vietnam. I understand that 3 hospitals do this, I wonder about the price and how we can start applying?
Answer: According to your enquiry about surrogacy in Vietnam, we consider that you should contact to medical examination and...
Prepay up to 15% when sign up the auction of national reserve commodities
In accordance with the Circular No. 89/2015/TT-BTC dated June 11, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance guiding warehouse, delivery, purchasing and selling of national reserve commodities, persons who sign up the auction shall be provided with information, documents related to commodities to be auctioned; must pay for the fee...
Notarization of economic contracts the maximum fee shall be VND 70 million/case
The Circular No. 257/2016/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance on November 11, 2016 on regulations on notarial and authentication service fees, fees for verification of eligibility for practicing as a notary, fees for verification of eligibility for operating private notary office, charges for processing of applications for notary...
