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SUMMARY: 32 occupations subject to strict requirements on occupational safety and health The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issues the Circular No. 06/2020/TT-BLDTBXH on promulgating the List of occupations subject to strict requirements on occupational safety and […]

SUMMARY: From October 15, to raise the fine for trading counterfeit goods to VND 400 million maximum The Government issues the Decree No. 98/2020/ND-CP providing penalties on administrative violations in commercial activities, production of, trading in counterfeit or banned goods […]

SUMMARY: From October 15, 2020, to increase limits of liability in air carriage This is the new content promulgated by the Government in the Decree No. 97/2020/ND-CP on increasing limits of liability applicable to the carrier in air carriage of August […]

SUMMARY:  The trader must submit its finalization report within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year On August 28, 2020, the Government promulgates the Decree No. 100/2020/ND-CP on duty free business. In accordance with this Decree, annually, a […]

Circular No. 19/2020/TT-BGTVT dated September 01, 2020 of the Ministry of Transport on prescribing price rates and price frames for a number of specialized aviation services at Vietnam airports and airfields from March 01, 2020 until the end of September […]

SUMMARY: To exempt from quota import duty for 9 fragrant rice varieties imported to the European Union Decree No. 103/2020/ND-CP on certification of the varieties of fragrant rice exported to the European Union is issued on September 04, 2020 by […]

Smart cities hold the answer to the modern world’s problems including rising population, pollution, traffic congestion, climate change and even global-scale disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts. Nearly half of ASEAN’s population is in urban areas. In a […]

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) themed “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community” opened in Hanoi on September 8 under the chair of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Prime Minister […]

Vietnam has been always very good at taking advantage of crisis to accelerate reforms and move faster and  grow better, Jacques Morisset, World Bank Lead Economist and Program Leader for Vietnam, has said. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency […]

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 27 asked ministries and agencies to closely monitor and accelerate granting of visas to foreign experts and investors. At a meeting with representatives from a number of ministries, agencies and localities, the Government […]

On June 15, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 11/2020 / TT-BCT regulating the rules of origin in the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union (EVFTA) (“Circular 11”). Accordingly, Circular 11, consisting of […]

On July 1, 2020, the Government issued Decree 75/2020/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the 2019 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of foreigners in Vietnam (“Decree 75”). […]

On 24 June 2020, the Government issued the Decree 68/2020/ND-Cp on amending and supplementing Clause 3 Article 8 of Decree 20/2017/ND-CP dated 24 February 2017 by the Government on tax administration in respect of enterprises having associated transactions (“Decree 68”). […]

On 18 June 2020, the National Assembly passed the Law on Investment in the Form of Public-Private Partnership (the “Law on PPP“) with 11 chapters and 101 articles. The Law on PPP will take effect on 01 January 2021 and […]

Economic development must be ensured amid the COVID-19 pandemic to provide jobs and guarantee people’s livelihoods, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the meeting of the Government’s permanent members on August 19 The PM chaired a […]