New stipulation on work-trip allowances and conference expenditures 11/05/2017

Minister of Finance promulgates Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BTC to provide for work-trip allowances and conference expenditures.

Amending penalties for administrative violations in posts, telecommunications, information technology and radio frequency sectors 10/05/2017

The Government promulgates this Decree providing amendments to Article 15 of the Government’s Decree No. 25/2011/ND-CP dated April 06, 2011 elaborating and guiding the implementation of the Law on Telecommunications, and Article 30 of the Government’s Decree No. 174/2013/ND-CP dated November 13, 2013 on penalties for administrative violations in posts, telecommunications, information technology and radio frequency sectors.

New legal documents come into effect as from May 2017 04/05/2017

There are a range of legal documents of the Vietnamese Government, the Prime Minister and ministries coming into effect as from May 2017, as follows:

Regulations on comparability analysis, selection of transfer pricing method, information declaration, transfer pricing documentation and exemption from transfer pricing 03/05/2017

The Minister of Finance provides guidance on implementation of certain articles of the Government’s Decree No. 20/2017/ND-CP dated February 24, 2017 on tax administration for enterprises engaged in transfer pricing.

Mechanism for encouragement of development of solar power of Vietnam 13/04/2017

The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision No.11/2017/QĐ-TTg on mechanism on encouragement of solar power development of Vietnam.

The making of statements and provision of information by state administrative agencies to the press. 11/04/2017

The Government promulgates the Decree No. 09/2017/ND-CP detailing the making of statements and provision of information by state administrative agencies to the press.

New stipulation on the management of construction projects 10/04/2017

The Government promulgates Decree No. 42/2017/ND-CP on amendments to the Government's Decree No. 59/2015/ND-CP dated June 18, 2015 on management of construction projects.

New legal documents come into effect as from April 2017 10/04/2017

There are a range of legal documents of the Vietnamese Government and ministries coming into effect as from April 2017, as follows:

The construction and operation management of inland container depots in Vietnam 07/04/2017

The Government promulgates the Decree No.38/2017/ND-CP on construction and operation management of inland container depots.

Dealing with non-stop electronic toll collection from statutory vehicles nationwide 06/04/2017

The Prime Minister promulgates Decision No. 07/2017/QD-TTg on non-stop electronic toll collection.

Procedures for dispute resolution by commercial mediation 05/04/2017

The Government promulgates the Decree No. 22/2017/ND-CP on commercial mediation. This Decree prescribes the scope, principles, order and procedures for dispute resolution by commercial mediation, commercial mediators, commercial mediation institutions, Vietnam-based foreign commercial mediation institutions, and state management of commercial mediation activities.

Responsibility of agencies, units and localities to provide information for compilation of state financial reports 03/04/2017

The Government promulgates the Decree No.25/2017/ND-CP on state financial reports. This Decree prescribes contents of state financial reports; compilation and disclosure of state financial reports; and responsibility of agencies, units and localities to provide information for compilation of state financial reports.

How to determine prices of related-party transactions? 03/04/2017

The Government introduces the Decree No. 20/2017/ND-CP prescribing tax administration for enterprises engaged in transfer pricing .

New legal documents come into effect as from March 2017 06/03/2017

There are a range of legal documents of the Vietnamese Government and ministries coming into effect as from March 2017, as follows:

Amending the stipulation on grant of foreign currency loans to residents by credit institutions and branches of foreign banks 10/01/2017

The State bank of Vietnam issued Circular No: 31/2016/TT-NHNN dated November 15, 2016 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No.24/2015/TT-NHNN.

Pilot issuance of electronic visas to foreigners to Vietnam from February 01, 2017 10/01/2017

The National Assembly issued Resolution No.30/2016/QH14 dated November 22, 2016 on pilot issuance of electronic visas to foreigners to Vietnam.