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The amended and supplemented Law on Radio Frequencies was passed by the National Assembly on Nov 09, 2022, and has officially taken effect from 01 Jul 2023; the outstanding view of the Law is to strictly manage, rationally, and effectively allocate the right to use radio frequencies, creating a healthy…

To implement the policy of enhancing exchanges and international relations with countries, and to 'open doors' at the borders to attract international tourists and investment into Vietnam, on August 14, 2023, the Government issued Resolution No. 127/NQ-CP on the application of electronic visas for citizens…

On July 28, 2023, the Government issued Resolution No. 115/NQ-CP on the specialized session for lawmaking in July 2023 (“Resolution 115”). During the session, the Government outlined directions for building and amending various legal provisions in legislative documents, including the Asset Auction Law;…

On July 24, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision 886/QD-TTg (“Decision 886”) approving plans, policies, solutions, and resources to implement the Master Plan on System Development of Vietnam's ports in the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 ("Master Plan") according to Decision No. 1579/QD-TTg…

On July 19, 2023, the People's Committee of Hanoi issued Plan No. 190/KH-UBND regarding the rearrangement and handling of houses and land within the management scope of Hanoi city according to Decree No. 167/2017/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 67/2021/NĐ-CP of the Government ("Plan 190"). In order to achieve…

On June 30, 2023, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular 19/2023/TT-BGTVT ("Circular 19"), which revises, supplements, and abolishes certain provisions of regulations related to air transportation, with a focus on protecting the rights of passengers and businesses using air transportation methods.…

On July 1, 2023, the Ministry of Public Security issued Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA ("Circular 24") which regulates the issuance and revocation of vehicle registration and license plates, replacing Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA dated June 16, 2020. Circular 24 introduces new principles in the vehicle…

The Mekong Delta Region (“Mekong Delta”) is identified as the key agricultural region of the country and the "rice bowl" of Vietnam. On 07/07/2023, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 816/QD-TTg (“Decision 816”) in 2023 on the Implementation Plan for the Mekong River Delta Region for the period 2021-2030,…

On July 1, 2023, the Government issued Decree 45/2023/ND-CP ("Decree 45") detailing a number of articles of the 2022 Law on Petroleum. In addition to detailed instructions on the process of selecting contractors to sign oil and gas contracts, Decree 45 guides issues that investors are very interested…

On June 20, 2023, the Government promulgated Decree 35/2023/ND-CP ("Decree 35") amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decrees related to the construction sector; Decree 35 includes many important contents, affecting the implementation of investment projects by investors/enterprises as follows:…

In the Legal Update dated May 26, 2023, ATA Legal Services has summarized Decree 89/2016/ND-CP, amended and supplemented by Decree 23/2023/ND-CP on conditions for an organization economic agents to obtain the license to act as an agent for exchange of bordering countries’ currencies (hereinafter referred…

Recently, on June 13, 2023, the Hanoi People's Committee issued Decision 3195/QD-UBND (“Decision 3195”) approving the Project “Development of urban economy in Hanoi city” in the direction of “fast, efficient and sustainable” (“Project”) Based on assessing the current situation of urban development planning…

Recently, on June 6, 2023, the Hanoi People's Committee issued Plan No. 166/KH-UBND on restructuring State-owned enterprises and state-invested enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the "SOEs") under the Hanoi People's Committee for the period of 2022 – 2025, concretizing the implementation of the…

On May 12, 2020, the Government issued Resolution 68/NQ-CP on the program to reduce and simplify regulations related to business activities from 2020 to 2025. To implement this Resolution, within the scope of business activities under the management function of the Ministry of Public Security, on June…

The contents related to the issue of technical safety inspection and environmental protection of road motor vehicles are guided in Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BGTVT dated August 16, 2021 (“Circular 16”) was previously amended and supplemented in Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT dated March 21, 2023 (“Circular…