Retail raw materials that contain addictive ingredients

In accordance with the Circular No. 19/2014/TT-BYT dated June 02, 2014 of the Ministry of Health managing the addictive drugs, psychotropic drugs, and drug precursor substances[...]

Safe investment ratio of proprietary trader that is commercial banks is 7%

This content is regulated in Circular No. 10/2016/TT-NHNN dated June 29, 2016 of the State Bank of Vietnam guiding a certain contents of the Decree No. 135/2015/ND-CP dated December 31, 2015 of the Government on  prescribing offshore indirect investment. According to this Circular, the safe investment ratio of a proprietary...

Female workers is prohibited to install high-voltage electric pylons

On October 18, 2013, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued the Circular No. 26/2013/TT-BLDTBXH promulgating the list of jobs in which the employment of female workers is prohibited[...]
Overtime payment on a public holiday is at least 300% of actual hourly wage

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...

Duty-free allowances for luggage whose total customs value does not exceed VND 10 million

In accordance with the Decree No. 134/2016/ND-CP dated September 01, 2016 of the Government on guiding the Law on Export and Import duties, each time a person immigrates under a passport or a passport substitute (except for laissez-passers) issued by a Vietnamese authority or foreign authority, he/she shall be...

Fire and explosion in surance business must pay for fire prevention and fighting activities

In accordance with the Joint Circular No. 214/2013/TTLT-BTC-BCA dated December 31, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security detailing the implementation of some articles of the Decree No. 130/2006/ND-CP dated November 08, 2006 of the Government providing for the compulsory fire and explosion insurance regime[...]

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...

The Over-quota import duty rates of un-manufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse of burley is 80%

On June 23, 2014, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 80/2014/TT-BTC amending and supplementing the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No. 111/2012/TT-BTC of July 4, 2012[...]

STANDARD CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING COSTS

On February 15, 2017, the Ministry of Construction issued the Decision No. 79/QD-BXD on standard project management and construction consulting costs. The most important content is the standard construction consulting costs; the construction consulting costs are used for determination of costs of consulting works in the total investment and construction...
environmental protection activities

Many incentives and supports for environmental protection activities

In accordance with the Decree No. 19/2015/ND-CP issued by the Government on February 14, 2015 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection. The State shall provide land- and capital-related incentives and supports; exempt and reduce taxes for environmental protection activities; subsidize prices and support sale...