Legal framework

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Department of Drug Control and Crime Prevention of the Vietnam Border Guard on May 30 held a workshop to...

Owners of condotel apartments who fully satisfy the conditions under the land law, construction law and the law on real estate business shall be granted a certificate...

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested the MoIT to examine a plan to calculate the cost of wind and solar energy.

Harmful tax competition in EAP has intensified in recent years, with many developing countries in the region using tax incentives as a key tool to attract FDI.

Foreign investment has been contributing to helping Vietnam implement the country’s industrialisation and modernisation strategy. Furthermore, the economic values...

The Ministry of Finance has asked the government to postpone the payment of special consumption tax on domestically manufactured and assembled automobiles to support...

The European Union has been one of Vietnam’s key trading partners since the early days of Vietnam’s economic reform period. The partnership marked a significant...

The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) to consider a 2 per cent reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) on goods and services subject to a 10 per cent...

Nguyen Xuan Son, operations manager for Staffing and Outsourcing Services at ManpowerGroup Vietnam, discusses the effects of the 1987 Law on Foreign Investment.

It is critical to develop a proper legal framework for consumer credit to protect the legitimate rights of both borrowers and lenders, experts have said.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has asked ministries and central agencies to work closely with localities to remove obstacles for particular projects, thus speeding...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has allowed the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to revise up electricity prices by a maximum of 3 per cent following the April 30 - May 1...

The second quarter of this year will see new legal documents issued that will alleviate difficulties in Vietnam’s real estate market. Nguyen Van Dinh, deputy...

The Ministry of Construction wants gaps between the housing and land laws closed in order to boost the chances of foreigners purchasing private homes in Vietnam.

The Law on Insurance Business, which became effective in January for most of its content, is considered the backbone of legal instruments in Vietnam.