To increase fees for issuance of the license to provide international travel services

This is the new content prescribed by the Circular No. 177/2016/TT-BTC issued by the Ministry of Finance on November 01, 2016 providing for fees for issuance of the license to provide international travel services, fees for issuance of tourist guide identification cards, charges for issuance of narrator’s certificates, charges for licensing the establishment of branch […]

Taxable price of natural water used for hydroelectricity generation

On October 28,2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 174/2016/TT-BTC on amending and supplementing point a Clause 4 Article 6 of Circular No. 152/2015/TT-BTC dated October 02, 2015 by the Ministry of Finance providing guidance on resource royalty. Accordingly, from December 12, 2016, taxable price of natural water used for hydroelectricity generation is […]

New regulations on bank transfer confirmation

On October 28, 2016, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 173/2016/TT-BTC on amending and supplementing the first paragraph of clause 3 Article 15 of Circular No. 219/2013/TT-BTC by the Ministry of Finance (amended by Circular No. 119/2014/TT-BTC, Circular No. 151/2014/TT-BTC and Circular No. 26/2015/TT-BTC by the Ministry of Finance). Bank transfer confirmations are […]

To increase on regional minimum wage from January 01, 2017

On November 14, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 153/2016/ND-CP dated November 14, 2016 of the Government providing on regional minimum wage rates applied to employees working under an employment contract, takes effect on January 01, 2017. Accordingly, the regional minimum wage rate applied to employees working for enterprises is VND 3,750,000/ month in […]

To lengthen the term for short-term loans by foreign currency

This content is prescribed at the Circular No. 31/2016/TT-NHNN of the State Bank of Vietnam on amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 24/2015/TT-NHNN dated December 8, 2015 of the State Bank of Vietnam on foreign currency loans granted to residents by credit institutions and branches of foreign banks. In particular, short-term […]

General conditions for seagoing ship building

On July 01, 2016, the Government issued the Decree No. 111/2016/ND-CP prescribing business conditions for provision of seagoing ship building, conversion and repair services. In accordance with regulations, from July 01, 2016, a shipyard must have a technical division and a quality inspection division which are separate from each other and meet the requirements on […]