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Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 11, 2018

Insurance business requirements are streamlined

On November 7, 2018, the Government promulgated the Decree No. 151/2018/ND-CP on revision of investment and business requirements under the state management, especially in the insurance business sector. The Decree revises certain noticeable contents as follows: - Requirements for grant of the license for establishment of the insurance enterprise or the insurance brokerage enterprise: The requirement under which the organization...

Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 11, 2018

Vietnam Ratifies the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Vietnam has recently ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership – CPTPP (before Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement – TPP. This Agreement was signed on 08 March 2018 in Santiago, Chile including 11 countries New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Peru, Australia and Vietnam. TPP was initially expected to form a largest free trade area in the...

Chủ Nhật, 25 tháng 11, 2018

Abolishing regulations on cosmetics management

The Government has promulgated the Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP on amendments and supplements to certain regulations regarding investment and business requirements under the state management of the Ministry of Health. The Decree abolishes regulations set forth in the Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT on cosmetics management as follows: - Removing the duplicate copy of the Certificate of Business Registration of an organization or individual...

Thứ Tư, 21 tháng 11, 2018

Decree: Amending certain decrees on investment and business requirements, and administrative procedures in the information and communications sector

Amendments to and abrogation of certain articles of the Government’s Decree No. 195/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 on elaboration and implementation of the Law on publishing 1. Clause 1 Article 7 is amended as follows: a) Point a Clause 1 is amended as follows: “a) The application for the license for establishment of representative office shall be made in Vietnamese (if a foreign language document...

Thứ Hai, 19 tháng 11, 2018

The Cases of Transferring Money from Vietnam Abroad

In the context of international economic integration, more and more foreign investors are coming and investing in Vietnam. Besides, many Vietnamese individuals and organizations have also implemented many investment activities, living, traveling… abroad. Therefore, there are needs to transfer money from Vietnam abroad. According to the provisions of Vietnamese laws on foreign exchange management, domestic individuals and organizations are allowed...

Thứ Tư, 14 tháng 11, 2018

Vietnam retains anti-dumping taxes on Chinese H-shaped steel

HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued two decisions on maintaining anti-dumping measures against some galvanized steel and H-shaped steel products from China and South Korea, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. Antidumping duties on H-shaped steel imports from China remain unchanged. Another decision on retaining the anti-dumping tariffs on galvanized steel items imported from China and South Korea into Vietnam was also...

Thứ Hai, 12 tháng 11, 2018

Vietnam gets ready to lift foreign ownership caps

A new draft law is set to attract more foreign investment into multiple sectors by removing foreign ownership caps. At a Wednesday forum in Hanoi, the Ministry of Finance presented a draft securities law that would remove the current 49 percent foreign ownership cap in many sectors, allowing majority or even 100 percent ownership of a company. "The new law would remove the limit on companies operating in many of more than 200 of...

Thứ Tư, 7 tháng 11, 2018

Government courts Swiss enterprises to invest in Vietnam

HCMC – The Government has expressed its desire to attract further investment from Swiss enterprises, praising their great strengths in advanced technology as well as their experience with the fourth industrial revolution and the global supply chain, news website Vietnam Plus reported, citing Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. Deputy Prime Minister Hue on Monday, November 5, held a meeting with a Swiss enterprise delegation led by Andreas Gerber,...

Thứ Hai, 5 tháng 11, 2018

ANT Lawyers Participating in Vietnam-Austria Business Forum in Vienna on October 15, 2018.

On the afternoon of October 14th, 2018, the Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife led Vietnamese delegation to Vienna for official visit to Republic of Austria under the invitation of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. On October 15th, 2018, the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had an official meeting with the Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and participated in the Vietnam – Austria Business...

Thứ Năm, 1 tháng 11, 2018

New highlights of Decree No. 148 providing guidance on 2012 Labor Code available in full

1. Person authorized to conclude an employment contract within a family household and organization without legal personality As provided by the new regulation, the person authorized to act as the legal representative of a family household or an entity will be entitled to sign an employment contract on the employer side, instead of the householder or the head of that entity who usually signs the employment contract in most cases.  2....