Commentary

On 11, August 2018, The Government issued Decree No. 117/2018/ND-CP regulation on confidentiality and supply of customer information by Credit Institutions and Branches of foreign banks. This Decree will take effect from 1st, November 2018. Accordingly, Credit Institutions and Branches of foreign banks, must ensure the principle of confidentially and supply of customer information following […]

On 28th, September 2018, The State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular No.24/2018/TT-NHNN amending, supplement and abolishing a number of article of Circular, Document regulating the regime of periodical reporting. This Circular will take effect from 15th, November 2018. Accordingly, Circular No.24/2018/TT-NHNN contains many remarkable points, specifically: – Abolish the representative’s report on the situation of […]

On August 28, 1818, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular No. 09/2018/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the process of assisting children affected by HIV/AIDS. This Circular takes effect on October 15, 2018 Accordingly, Circular 09/2018/TT-BLDTBXH regulates procedures for the support of children affected by HIV/AIDS in child protection services, social assistance facilities and communes, […]

On 12/9/2018, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 21/2018 / TT-BYT regulating registration of traditional medicines. This Circular takes effect on October 28, 2018. Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BYT details the following: Criteria for determining traditional medicines are be exempted from clinical trials, Phase 4 clinical trial, full clinical trials in Vietnam and clinical data requirements […]

On 17/10/2018, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular No. 17/2018 / TT-BLDTBXH guiding a number of regulations on self-inspection of the implementation of labor law by enterprises. This Circular shall take effect from 01/01/2019. Accordingly, Circular 17/2018/TT-BLDTBXH regulates the obligation of enterprises to self-examine and report the results of self-inspection […]

On 15/10/2018, the Government issued Decree No 143/2018/NĐ-CP detailed regulations on social insurance and safety laws, labor sanitation on compulsory social insurance for foreign labors working in Vietnam. This Decree takes effect from the date of its promulgation. Accordingly, Decree No 143/2018/NĐ-CP has notable new highlights as follows: Labors are foreign nationals working in Vietnam […]

On 17th, October 2018, The Ministry of Planning and Investment issued Circular No.03/2018/TT-BKHDT guiding and promulgating form of document to carry out investment procedures to abroad. This Circular will take effect from 01st, December 2018. Accordingly, the Circular No. 03/2018 / TT-BKHDT attach the forms of documents to carry out investment procedures to abroad, including: […]

On 16th, October 2018, The Government issued Decree No.144/2018/ND-CP amending and supplementing related to Decrees regulating multimodal transport. This Decree takes effect from the issued date. Accordingly, this Decree contains new regulations, as follow: Firstly, Vietnamese enterprises, cooperatives and foreign enterprises investing in Vietnam are only operated business when they obtained the international multimodal transport […]