License fees for organization engaging in business with the maximum level of VND 3 million

Takes effect on January 01,2017, the Circular No. 302/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the license fees for the organizations and individuals engaging in business operation from VND 01 – 03 million/year. Within that the amounts of annual licensing fees for organizations engaging in business...
The charge for commercial pangasius’s appraisal

The charge for commercial pangasius’s appraisal is 100,000 VND/01 exporting contract

This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 46/2015/TT-BTC dated April 07, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance providing for the collection rates, regime of collection, remittance, management and use of charges for the appraisal for commercial pangasius. In accordance with the regulations in this Circular, Organizations, individuals when...
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Increase special excise tax by 5% for alcohol and beer from 2016

On November 26, 2014, the 13th National Assembly on November 26, 2014 during the 8th session pass the Law No. 70/2014/QH13 on  amending a number of articles of the Law on Special Excise Duty and deciding to increase special excise tax by 5% for some goods and commodities from...
International bidding

International bidding for thermal power plant project with more than two bot investors

On July 13, 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 23/2015/TT-BCT promulgating on orders, procedures of investment on the thermal power plant project in the form of Build – Operate – Transfer and takes effect on September 01, 2015. In accordance with the regulations in this...

Surrogacy arrangement in Vietnam

Question: I would like to know about surrogacy arrangement which is carrying of a pregnancy for intended parents. A couple (Non-Resident of Vietnam) who attempted IVF with no success and they have embryos stored in Thailand.We select a surrogate mother who is our relative and would like to go through...
FROM 2016, TOTAL NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES MUST NOT EXCEED 500

From 2016, total number of national assembly deputies must not exceed 500

The total number of National Assembly deputies must not exceed 500, including full-time and part-time National Assembly deputies, of which the number of full-time National Assembly deputies must account for at least 35% of the total number of National Assembly deputies is one of the most significant points under...

Changes in organizational structure of the state bank of Vietnam

On November 11, 2013, the Government issued the Decree No. 156/2013/ND-CP of November 11, 2013, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam[...]

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...

Guidance on remunerations for managerial personnel in deposit insurance of Vietnam

On October 25, 2016, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 32/2016/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the management of employees and remunerations in deposit insurance of Vietnam. O Within that, the adjustment and promotion of managerial personnel’s pay grade upon the re-ranking of Deposit Insurance of Vietnam...

Conditions applied for kinds of contract prices

On December 11, 2013 the Government issued the Decree No. 207/2013/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Decree No. 48/2010 dated May 07, 2010 of the Government on contracts in [...]