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Local authorities discuss fuel prices

April 20, 2023 | 17:21

The modification of petrol business regulations should consider the reasonable interests of all parties.

Authorities to stage fire inspections across seven cities and provinces

April 06, 2018 | 15:46

From April 15, local authorities will randomly check high-rise buildings that were reported to violate the fire code, including the 17 buildings listed by Hanoi.

How best to avoid taxing situations

February 26, 2013 | 15:54

Law firm DFDL Legal and Tax’s senior tax manager Phan Thi Lieu writes that it is essential that taxpayers know their rights and obligations regarding an expected escalation in tax audits.

Firms dance to a new audit tune

December 17, 2012 | 17:03

Businesses should start planning and get their houses in order for a new wave of onsite tax inspections. Rolf Winand, Partner of DFDL law firm writes these inspections should not be onerous if proper planning and preparation is done now.

M&A landscape needs greater clarity

August 14, 2012 | 08:06

At the moment, however, potential foreign investors can only wait in anticipation that the government opts to takes one step forward in the right direction without the two steps back.

Legal gears ready to kick in

February 13, 2012 | 08:47

Vietnam’s industrial zones (IZs), export processing zones (EPZs) and economic zones (EZs) have blossomed over the past 20 years thanks to the development of a raft of policies and mechanisms conducive to investment attraction, writes Vu Dai Thang, Director of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Economic Zones Management

Illegally imported Kobe beef will be destroyed

December 27, 2011 | 10:27

Since Vietnam and Japan have yet to sign any agreements on veterinary hygiene to officially import Kobe beef, any shipments of the luxury beef caught entering Vietnam will be destroyed, Nguyen Xuan Binh, an official of the Department of Animal Health, said.

Thu Thiem not a walk in the park

November 14, 2011 | 09:10

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are now on the hunt for new investors to get a prolonged $1.2 billion software park project off the ground.

Taking care of RO operations

September 25, 2011 | 23:27

KPMG’s advisors Nam Nguyen and Hoang Anh Tuan provide valuable insights on what representative offices need to know to ensure they stay within the law in Vietnam.

A smart fight against IPR infringements

May 31, 2011 | 16:51

Nguyen Tran Tuyen, an attorney at law firm Vision & Associates, takes a closer look at current obstacles in fighting against intellectual property right (IPR) infringements in Vietnam.

Hanoi struggles for cleaner air to breathe

February 28, 2011 | 07:30

“The city’s policies on waste are relatively weak. Hanoi is one of two cities in the index that does not enforce and monitor standards for industrial hazardous waste. Neither does Hanoi offer an on-site collection service for household waste recycling”