Category: Legal
Decree on piloting granting e-visas for foreigners entering VN
The government has issued Decree No. 07/2017/ND-CP defining procedures on piloting granting e-visas for foreigners entering Vietnam. According to the Decree, foreigners [...] » More
Important regulations effective from this month
Heavy fines for littering public places, vocational training support for young people and change of dialing codes are among important regulations that will be effective from [...] » More
New policies take effect in February 2017
New regulations on e-visas for foreigners, sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of environmental protection, duty-free goods and business in prize-winning [...] » More
New regulations on fees for stock-related activities
The Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 67/2014/TT-BTC dated May 21, 2014, on levels of fees, as well as collection, payment, management, and use of fees on stock [...] » More
New policies take effect in January
The government issued Decree No. 139/2016/ND-CP dated on October 4, 2016 to regulate licensing fees. The licensing fee payers are organisations and individuals that operating [...] » More
New policies come into effect in December
A series of policies on the function, tasks, right and organisation of the government Office, autonomy mechanism of the public units, sanctioning of securities- and [...] » More
Fresh policies take effect in October
A series of policies on people’s welfare shall come into effect in September such as responsibilities of ministers, rewards for sports athletes with high records, and [...] » More
Foreign diplomats in Vietnam now eligible for five-year residence cards
Temporary residence cards with validation periods of up to five years will now be granted to foreign diplomats living in Vietnam under a new ministerial circular set to take [...] » More
Representative offices in Vietnam
Establishing a representative office in Vietnam is considered a safe initial step before traders conduct a series of complex high-cost legal procedures to establish a wholly [...] » More
Clause 292, Penal Code discourages startups
According to Clause 292 of the Penal Code 2015, providers of illegal services on the internet and telecom network will be jailed up to five years or fined VND5 billion [...] » More
New policies come into effect in August
A series of policies on sanctioning of administrative violations and coercive implementation of administrative decisions in the customs field, providing the mechanism of [...] » More
Series of fresh policies take effect in August
A string of new policies on tougher fires on transport violations and amendment of labour export regulations shall take effect in August. Traffic violators face tougher [...] » More
Government determines to eliminate obstacles against businesses
The government discussed a draft law on amending and supplementing some articles of the laws on investment and businesses at the first working day of its on-going monthly [...] » More
Fresh laws take effect since July 1
Since July 1, 2016, a series of new laws will come into effect. The new laws include (1) the Law on International Treaties; (2) the Law on amendments and supplements of some [...] » More
Researchers in China introduce Jia Jia, the ‘robot goddess’
Robots have come a long way since the days of cartoon character George Jetson’s “Rosie,” who served as housekeeper and maid and referred to her keeper as [...] » More
