Month: May 2013

ANT Lawyers is a law firm in Vietnam with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. We are part of an international networks of law firm, Prae Legal covering 5 continents. ANT Lawyers have received a number of international interns from various law schools being including Vietnam Law Firm Receiving Interns from Virginia School … Read More

ANT Lawyers – On April 23rd 2013, the Social Security of Vietnam issued Document 1477/BHXH-CSXH which provides new guidelines for the 6-month maternity entitlement under the provisions of the new Labor Code of Vietnam. This document specifies cases where female employees are entitled to 6 months of maternity health insurance and the local requirements to implement … Read More

ANT Lawyers – May 29th, 2013. A new series of decrees detail the implementation process of the Labor Code and the Law on Trade Unions 2012. Decrees 43, 45 and 46 concern several different aspects of numerous articles in the Labor Code and the Law on Trade Unions. Decree No. 43/2013/ND-CP relates to Article 10 of … Read More

The Vietnam Ministry of Finance has recently provide further clarifications on the international trade regulations in Vietnam in regard to temporary import – export.  In particular, Circular 59/2013/TT-BTC, issued by the Ministry of Finance, defines the procedure for goods that are temporarily imported then consequently exported to another country through the northern border. Along with … Read More

The update regulations on Vietnam Fisheries Law that regulate the procedures of licensing offshore fishing has been issued.  According to Circular 25/2013/TT-BNNPTNT, organizations or individuals who intend to fish with fishing vessels in offshore water have to make an application with following documents to be completed by the captain and chief engineer : –          An … Read More

Decree No. 41/2013/ND-CP details the implementation of Article 220 of the Vietnamese Labor Code, which concerns specific categories of laborers who are prohibited from going on strike. These categories include employees working in areas related to national security, defense, health or the public order and in fields where a strike could have a devastating affect … Read More