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On January 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree 02/2024/ND-CP stipulating the transfer of power projects that are public assets to Vietnam Electricity - EVN ("Decree 02"); in particular, including electrical works belonging to technical infrastructure for common use in urban projects, residential…

On January 12, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 04/2024/NĐ-CP (“Decree 04”), amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 118/2014/NĐ-CP (“Decree 118”) on the reorganization, innovation, and development to enhance the efficiency of agricultural and forestry companies. Decree 04…

According to the provisions of Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP, nutritional ingredients, and nutritional value of food have been regulated as one of the mandatory contents that must be shown on food labels. However, currently units are still doing it arbitrarily, without following any specific, official instructions.…

Protecting workers' rights in the context of the ongoing wave of "reduction" is one of the priorities of the State. On December 29, 2023, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Circular 15/2023/TT-BLDTBXH amending and supplementing an article of Circular 28/2015/TT-BLDTBXH on…

On January 9, 2023, the National Assembly issued the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment No. 15/2023/QH15 (“Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023”). The law will take effect from January 1, 2024. Recently, on December 31, 2023, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BYT (“Circular…

On December 13, 2023, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular No. 35/2023/TT-BGTVT ("Circular 35"), amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 46/2015/TT-BGTVT regarding road load capacity and dimensional limits, the operation of overloaded vehicles, oversized vehicles, and tracked…

On December 11, 2023, the Government issued Decree No 88/2023/ND-CP (“Decree 88”), amending and supplementing provisions of Decree No 54/2017/ND-CP (“Decree 54”) and Decree No 155/2018/ND-CP. Decree 88 introduces several new regulations concerning the export and import of pharmaceuticals, raw materials…

With the geographical characteristics of Vietnam, road traffic and road works are important "lifebloods" to promote the movement of goods and passengers. Therefore, in recent years, the State has devoted many preferential policies and resources to promote the development of road transport works. With…

On November 17, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security issued Circular No. 66/2023/TT-BCA ("Circular 66"), amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 55/2021/TT-BCA, Circular No. 56/2021/TT-BCA, and Circular No. 57/2021/TT-BCA that guide on matters related to registration and management…

On November 30, 2023, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 23/2023/TT-BYT ("Circular 23") amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 01/2018/TT-BYT regarding drug labeling, raw materials for drug production, and drug use instructions. Accordingly, ATA has updated some noteworthy…

On November 17, 2023, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 21/2023/TT-BYT ("Circular 21") stipulating the framework of medical examination and treatment services price in the State's medical examination and treatment establishments and guiding the application of prices and payment of medical examination…

Petroleum is an essential goods and plays an important role in production, business and consumption of enterprises and individuals; therefore, petroleum trading activities of traders are always strictly managed by the State to ensure the best harmony of interests of all parties. In the face of recent…

According to Vietnamnet, on October 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) officially initiated a Changed Circumstances Review (CCR) to reevaluate the market economic status of Vietnam. Unless extended, the involved parties have 30 days from the publication in the Federal Register (by October…

On November 12, 2018, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed Resolution No. 72/2018/QH14 on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into effect on January 14, 2019. According to this resolution, if a party imposes or maintains prohibitions or restrictions…

On November 1, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1277/QD-TTg approving the national mineral reserve areas ("Decision 1277") replacing Decision No. 645/QD-TTg dated May 6, 2014 ("Decision 645"). The Law on Minerals 2010 and Decree 51/2021/ND-CP clearly state the determination of national mineral…