July 18, 2012 | 15:19
Land clearance is emerging as the biggest issue blocking many foreign direct investment projects from prospering in Vietnam. Ngoc Linh takes a closer look.
February 20, 2012 | 08:38
On February 15, 2012, new regulations on insurance sector business activities came into effect under Decree No. 123/2011/ND-CP (“Decree 123”) detailing the Law on Amendments to the Law on Insurance Business being effective from July 2011.
February 13, 2012 | 08:55
Vietnam’s industrial zones (IZs), export processing zones (EPZs) and economic zones (EZs) have contributed to building modern industrial-urban areas, modernising infrastructure systems, creating jobs, developing a skilled and qualified workforce, and giving a facelift to rural areas, says Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh.
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
December 05, 2011 | 07:01
Some major foreign business societies continues to voice their concern over cumbersome procedures for employing foreigners in Vietnam despite further clarification having been in place.
November 23, 2011 | 11:06
The State Bank of Vietnam Monday announced the official draft decree on gold trading management, with some additional clauses intended to dispel certain rumors which have been raising public concerns recently.
November 21, 2011 | 01:12
Apart from number of more specific and clearer provisions, the draft decree proposes various significant and debatable requirements which need to be further considered by the government
November 07, 2011 | 09:10
New rules will make it tougher for underperforming enterprises to raise capital on the bond market.
October 10, 2011 | 09:00
Notwithstanding the positive attempts made by the government in order to establish the appropriate legal framework in this field, a number of provisions of Decree 46 have been recently criticised for being unclear, or impracticable or inappropriate.
September 05, 2011 | 09:22
A draft decree which introduces certain strict requirements and conditions for share acquisitions may raise concerns to foreign investors who are interested in buying shares in credit institutions in Vietnam, write Dang Duong Anh, executive partner and Nguyen Vu Quynh Lam, senior associate of Vilaf law firm.
August 23, 2011 | 11:25
Workers will see fatter pay packets from October 1, 2011 as the government just ratified minimum wage hike proposals.
August 19, 2011 | 08:34
Rice export management is triggering concerns among industry players.
August 15, 2011 | 07:00
Foreign strategic investors are set for a breakthrough in their long desired wish to have greater stakes in Vietnamese credit institutions.
August 01, 2011 | 11:00
The Vietnam-based foreign business community is against more foreign worker restrictions.
July 25, 2011 | 08:00
A long-awaited equitisation decree is expected to boost flexibility in sales of state-owned enterprises.