Investment law ready to implement

Investment law ready to implement

New points in the Investment and Enterprise Law 2014, which go into effect next month, caught the attention of business players attending a seminar in HC M City yesterday.

NA approves 11 draft laws, 9 resolutions in ninth session

NA approves 11 draft laws, 9 resolutions in ninth session

National Assembly deputies adopted 11 draft laws and nine resolutions during their 30-day sitting at the 13th legislature’s ninth session, announced Head of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

Vietnam grants visa exemption to five countries in Europe

Vietnam grants visa exemption to five countries in Europe

Citizens from the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy will now be able enjoy visa exemptions for stays that last no longer than 15 days.

Incentives for persons bringing new occupation to Binh Duong

Incentives for persons bringing new occupation to Binh Duong

PPC issued a draft with many incentives for persons bringing new occupation to Binh Duong province.

Investment Law guidelines set out

Investment Law guidelines set out

The planning and investment ministry is finalising a draft decree for building an adequate, transparent and consistent legal framework for the implementation of the 2014 Investment Law.

Interest rates for State credit programs reduced

Interest rates for State credit programs reduced

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has signed Decision No.750/QD-TTg on lowering the interest rates for several State credit programs at the Viet Nam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

Rules made for waste imports

Rules made for waste imports

Enterprises are required to conform to certain conditions regarding waste import and the materials allowed to be imported, in order to obtain permission to import plastic waste as production material.

New document

New document

Binh Duong province People’s Committee

Decree aims to lessen gap between incomes

Decree aims to lessen gap between incomes

A draft decree to regulate the salaries of high-ranking officials at State-owned and partially State-owned enterprises has been introduced for review by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Regulations on foreign invested vocational training institutions defined

Regulations on foreign invested vocational training institutions defined

The Government has issued a decree regulating in details several articles in the Law on Vocational Education related to duration, capital and conditions for operation of foreign invested vocational training institutions.

Firms in export processing zones have special rights

Firms in export processing zones have special rights

An Export processing zone (EPZ) is an industrial zone where enterprises specialising in manufacturing exports, providing services for the production or manufacture of exports, and export activities come together.

New documents

New documents

Provincial People’s Committee

Implementing 2015 plan of administrative procedures simplification

Implementing 2015 plan of administrative procedures simplification

PPC issued a plan to implement Decision 08 / QD-TTg of the Prime Minister regarding promulgating plans to simplify administrative procedures (AP) in 2015.

Top judge explains settlement of wrong convictions

Top judge explains settlement of wrong convictions

Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Truong Hoa Binh explained in detail to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee

US leads Vietnam in patent and trademark applications

US leads Vietnam in patent and trademark applications

The National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) has announced new statistics on Vietnamese innovation that analysed the nation’s patent and trademark trends in 2014.