Responsibilities of trade unions in state management and socio- economic management

According to the Decree No. 200/2013/ND-CP dated November 26, 2013 of the Government detailing Article 11 of the Law on Trade Unions on the rights and responsibilities of trade unions to participate in state management and socio-economic management. When sectors, localities and units, and policies formulate the socio-economic development...

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[...]
Civil code

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 [...]

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...

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...

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...

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...
Vietnam bank for social policies shall classify debts every year on december 31

Vietnam bank for social policies shall classify debts every year on december 31

On July 01, 2015, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 976/QD-TTg prescribing the regulations on classification of debt at Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) and requires VBSP to have solutions and regularly collect information on its customers in order to assess their solvency, take appropriate measures to...

Advice on marriage registration procedure in Vietnam

Question: I am guy who is a USA national and lives in New York, has decided to get married to my Vietnamese girlfriend whom he met in Vietnam. She currently lives and works in Hai Duong city. If we decide to get married in Vietnam, would you be able...