Request for quotation / fee estimate

Question: We are Singapore company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (hereinafter referred to us “the Financier”), to act for them in  the preparation of the security documents for the Facilities granted by them to the Customer namely a Singapore registered company. The said Facilities is inter alia to be...

Legal advices for establishment of Foreign Invested Company in Vietnam

This is reference to your email from which, we understand that your foreign company  (hereinafter referred to as “Client”) is now seeking legal advices for establishment of Foreign Invested Company in Vietnam. 1. Your request. Thus, we are pleased to present herewith our Legal Service Proposal for your kind reference Based on...

Regulations on construction investment costs

This is one of the contents prescribed at the Circular No. 06/2016/TT-BXD dated March 10, 2016 of the Ministry of Construction guiding the determination and management of construction investment costs. In accordance with this Circular, the construction works price includes the detailed construction unit price of works and the general...

FROM NOVEMBER 23, FEE PAID FOR SINGLE-ENTRY VISA IS REDUCED TO USD 25

This is one of the significant contents regulated under the Circular No. 157/2015/TT-BTC dated October 08, 2015 promulgating on collection, payment, and management of fees for issuance of passports, visas, documents for entry, exit, transit, and residence in Vietnam. Accordingly, from November 23, 2015, fee paid for single-entry visa is...

FREE TAX FOR PURCHASE, SALE AND EXCHANGE OF GOODS BY BORDER INHABITANTS

The subjects are entitled to exemption from import duty and other taxes (if any) for purchased, sold or exchanged goods valued at no more than VND 2,000,000 (two million)/person/day/time, for 4 times at most a month, for goods on the Ministry of Industry and Trade-promulgated list of goods allowed...

BANNED FROM MOTORBIKE DRIVING WITH THE VISION LESS THAN 4/10

This is a part of the Joint-Circular No. 24/2015/TTLT-BYT-BGTVT dated August 21, 2015 of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport on the Regulations on health standards for drivers, medical facilities for checking up driver’s health. Specifically, health standards for the driver driving vehicles of category A1 are...
No-Smoking Policy in Serviced Apartments

Vietnam Law Governing No-Smoking Policy in Serviced Apartments

Under Vietnam Law, the company is possible for you to implement no-smoking policy in your serviced apartments where you could impose a penalty. However, the penalty must be from 100,000VND to 300,000VND. According to the Point b, Item 1, Article No. 12 of the Law No. 09/2012/QH13 on prevention and control...
Mobilizing the private sector investment in railway infrastructure

Mobilizing the private sector investment in railway infrastructure

In order to gradually reduce the burden on the state budget, and meet the target of socio-economic development, industrialization - modernization of the country and restructure the railway sector investment, enhance private sector involvement investment ratio in the railway infrastructure commensuration with other transport fields, on December 24, 2014,...
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

International cooperation in lawmaking work

On November 26, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 113/2014/ND-CP on the management of international legal cooperation. The Decree prescribes the management of international cooperation of Vietnamese agencies or organizations with foreign agencies or organizations and international organizations in lawmaking work; legal training and retraining; organization of conferences,...
Encouraging to develop

Encouraging to develop the special-use forest system

The Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 1976/QD-TTg dated October 30, 2014 approving the master plan on the national special-use forest system through 2020, with a vision toward 2030 with the objective of conserving and sustainable developing important natural eco-systems, values of natural landscapes, historical and cultural relics and...