
Registration fee for domestic cars to be reduced by half from December
Registration fee for domestically- produced or assembled cars shall be reduced by half from December 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.
Fresh policies take effect from November
A string of new policies on VAT cuts for some goods and services, conditions on breeding or growing endangered wild animals
New rule on testing of Vietnamese language proficiency for foreigners
The Ministry of Education and Training has recently issued a regulation on organization of Vietnamese language proficiency tests for foreigners
Key policies take effect from October 2021
A string of fresh policies on subsidies for employees and employers affected by COVID-19, assistance for SMEs
PM issues directive on restoration of industrial production
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on October 3 signed for issuance of a Prime Minister directive on restoring production
New Gov’t resolution creates optimal conditions for foreign workers
The Government’s Resolution No. 105/NQ-CP on support for enterprises, cooperatives, and business households has considerably facilitated the granting of permits to foreign workers
Viet Nam levies zero import duty on 31 commodities from Cambodia
Viet Nam levies zero import duty on 31 commodities from Cambodia, including live poultry
Gov't issues Directive to boost circulation of farm produce
The Directive states that the fourth COVID-19 wave tied to the Delta variant has produced tremendous disruption in production, circulation
Government issues resolution to support businesses amid COVID-19
The Government has issued a resolution on supporting enterprises, co-operatives and household businesses given the COVID-19 pandemic
New regulation on supporting innovative startup SMEs
The Government issued the Decree No. 80/2021/ND-CP dated August 26, 2021 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
SBV issues new decision on interest rates of required reserve deposits
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a Decision 1349/QD-NHNN on interest rates applicable to reserve requirement deposits and excess reserves
Duties and obligations of ministries in UKVFTA implementation specified
Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh has recently issued Decision 1425/QD-TTg, dated August 24 to specify duties and obligations of five ministries to implement the UK-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement
Ministries work on draft circular to ease congestion at seaports
Ministries are urgently working on a circular to allow imported goods to move from one seaport to another in case the first is overrun.
Law on International Agreements
From July 1, 2021, the new Law on International Agreements supersedes the 2007 Ordinance on Conclusion and Implementation of International Agreements
Passports with microchip to be issued in August
From August 14, 2021, citizens can choose to apply for passports with or without electronic chip