Restricting the new establishment of timber processing and trading establishments
On December 11, 2014, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 2242/QD-TTg approving the Scheme for strengthening the management of natural forest’s timber exploitation in 2014 – 2020 in order to improve quality of natural forest and develop the production forests with high quality eligible for sustainable exploitation...
Civil code 2005 in Vietnam
The Civil Code provides the legal status, legal standards for the conduct of individuals, legal persons, other subjects; the rights and obligations of subjects regarding personal identities and property in civil, marriage and family, business, trade, labor relations [...]
Import of used ships for dismantlement must have at least vnd 50 billion
According to the Decree No. 114/2014/ND-CP dated November 26, 2014 of the Government on subjects eligible and conditions for licensed import and dismantlement of used ships, a used ship imported for dismantlement shall be brought to a ship dismantlement establishment within 30 days after customs formalities are completed and...
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FINANCE - BANKING
05 CRITERIA FOR RANKING AND POINTS FOR PEOPLE’S CREDIT FUNDS
The State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 42/2016/TT-NHNN dated December 30, 2016 promulgating on ranking of People’s Credit Funds.
Accordingly, the ranking will be out of 100 points, and it will be allocated for each criteria as...
Foreign exchange agents aren’t allowed to exchange foreign currency for other foreign currencies
As in former regulations, foreign exchange agents are not allowed to exchange foreign currency cash for Vietnam dong, then in accordance with this Circular, foreign exchange agents are not allowed to exchange foreign currency cash for other foreign currencies either. Now, these agents are only allowed to exchange Vietnam...
Decree on Guidelines for Law on Real Estate Trading of Vietnam 2015
This Decree deals with a number of Articles and Clauses of the Law on real estate trading and applies to organizations or individuals conducting or involved in real estate trading in Vietnam.
This Decree comes into force from November 1, 2015 and replaces Decree No. 153/2007/ND-CP dated October 15, 2007...
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...
Bac Ninh: The unemployment rate in urban areas will drop to 2.5% by 2020
On October 9, 2013, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1831/QD-TTg, approving the master plan on socio-economic development of Bac Ninh province through 2020, with orientations toward 2030[...]
Overtime payment on a public holiday is at least 300% of actual hourly wage
This is the content prescribed at the Circular No. 23/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated June 23, 2015 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs guiding a number of articles on wages of the Decree No. 05/2015/ND-CP dated January 12, 2015 of the Government guiding the implementation of a number...
The maximum fee for appraisal of performance art programs is VND 5 million
On November 15, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 288/2016/TT-BTC on amounts, collection, payment, management and use of fees for appraisal of performance art programs; fees for appraisal of performances recorded on tapes, discs, software programs or other materials.
At this Circular, the Ministry of Finance, the...
