To inspect and penalize strictly the trafficking of ivory online

In order to prevent and fight effectively the organized crime of selling ivory, rhino horn and products made from endangered and rare wild animals, on September 17, 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Directive No. 28/CT-TTg on urgent solutions for preventing and fighting the violation of wild animals against...

To 2020, number of domestically manufactured and assembled vehicles is 67%

With the viewpoints that the automobile industry is an industry that creates an important motive force for promoting industrialization and modernization and should be encouraged through stable[...]

Development of infrastructure

On September 06, 2016, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 1734/QD-TTg on granting approval for project “Policies on synchronous development of infrastructure in the country, linking domestic infrastructure development with regional infrastructure networks”. At this project, the Prime Minister asked Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies and related agencies focus on the...

PILOT PERMISSION FOR VIETNAMESE CITIZENS TO PLAY IN CASINOS

On January 16, 2017, the Government issued Decision No. 03/2017/ND-CP on casino business, pilot permit for Vietnamese citizens to play in casinos included entertainment complexes at places satisfying requirements and approved by the competent authorities. The duration of pilot permission shall be 03 years from the day on which the...
Inland waterway transportation must have automatic dentification system equipment

Inland waterway transportation must have automatic dentification system equipment

This is one of the conditions for passenger transportation business along fixed routes in accordance with the Circular No. 110/2014/ND-CP issued by the Government on conditions for inland waterway transportation business. In particular, beside the condition that vessels are fitted with Automatic Identification System (AIS) equipment when operating along routes...

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...

To dissolve foreign invested enterprises which don’t make re-registration of operation before February 1.2014

On November 21, 2013, the Government promulgated Decree No.  194/2013/ND-CP on the re-registration, transformation of foreign-invested enterprises and renewal of investment license of investment projects under form of business cooperation contract  Accordingly, a foreign-invested enterprise already granted investment license before July 01, 2006, may decide on its re-registration, transformation of...

To annul limits of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines in textile products

On October 12, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 23/2016/TT-BCT to annul the Circular No. 37/2015/TT-BCT dated October 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry regulations on limits and inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in...

To bear stamps for domestic wine form January 1, 2014

On November 14, 2013, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular No. 160/2013/TT-BTC directing the printing, issuance, management and use of stamps for imported wine and domestic wine  The Circular clearly states that wine produced and sold in Vietnam from January 1, 2014 and imported wine for sale in Vietnam must...

Petrol and oil temporarily imported for re-export may be retained in Vietnam within maxium 180 days

On October 9, 2013, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular No. 139/2013/TT-BTC, on customs procedures for petrol and oil exported[...]