New fees on issuing visa, passport and temporary residence card of foreigners

According to Circular No. 190/2012/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance in November 09th, 2012 on amendment, supplement the Circular No. 66/2009/TT-BTC issued by  the Ministry of Finance in regulating the regime on collection, remittance, management and use of fees on passport, visa and papers on entry, exit, transit and residence in Vietnam, the fees … Read More

Conditions for mineral exploration

Each technical workers must have a separate supervisors, this supervisors must satisfy the conditions in terms of time depending on the qualification and nature of mineral exploration… Follow the direction of the Government, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued Circular 17/2012/TT-BTNMT guide the Article 35 of the Mineral Law about conditions for mineral exploration practice. … Read More

Conditions for Opening Graduate and Post-graduate Training Programs

The schools must submit the proposal to check and confirm their capacity to the local Department of Education and Training to be certified eligible to open branches and specialized training college, bachelor, masters, PhD. Based on records, the Department of Education will conduct the investigation, confirm the actual conditions of personnel, facilities, equipment and training … Read More

The material evidences which are gold, silver, precious stones will be auctioned

The material evidences which are gold, silver, precious stones will be auctioned The material evidences which are gold, silver, precious stones will be transferred to the Auction Centre or the Auction Council to hold an auction within 10 days from the date of confiscation decisions. This is detailed guidance on the handling of material evidences … Read More

News in Export and Import Tariff 2013

On November 15th 2012, the Ministry of Finance issued new export and import tariffs applied in 2013. In particular, there are some changes as follows: Export tax rate of the crude ore (aluminum, nickel, cobalt, tin, precious metals…) increased from 20% to 30%. Sugar in heading 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14 have import tax rate increased from … Read More

No stock exchange in cash

The securities company must complete the transformation of cash transactions with customers into the form of transaction in bank account within 1 year from January 15th 2013. Securities companies have the right to request customers to open trading accounts at commercial banks to serve the purpose of trading with the company. Besides that, the securities … Read More

Free road use fee for the poor

Motorcycles of poor households will be exempt from road use fee as prescribed in Circular 197/2012/TT-BTC guiding Decree 18/2012/ND-CP. In addition, vehicles used for public purposes such as ambulances, fire… also free of charge. Owners, using means of transportation other than the above cases are required to pay fees from January 1st 2013, except for … Read More

Procedures for certification of qualified food safety

Application for certification eligibility food safety need to have confirmation of training in food safety, certification of full satisfaction of all health facilities and people who directly produce, written explanation of the basis material and equipment that meet the requirements of food safety… The above documents must be bound in one volume with application and … Read More

Revised Anti-Corruption Law 2012

On November 23rd 2012, the National Assembly passed the Law on Anti-Corruption amended in 2012, thereby correcting some limitations of the old Law by forcing to public such information as: For procurement and construction: must public the list of projects specified bidding and reason; Category and reason of the limit bid project, bidders lists, results … Read More

Selection of the minimum wage level

One-member limited liability Company owned by the State is permitted to apply the minimum wage level which is higher than the general minimum wage. However, in order to apply those provisions, enterprise must satisfy the following conditions: Pay according to the state budget; profit for the year shall not be less than last year; increase … Read More

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