
Viet Nam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters ratified
03/06/2023 23:18VGP - President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the Viet Nam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters.

Gov't approves National Power Development Plan 8
Policies 16/05/2023 07:51VGP – The Government has approved the National Power Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period (NPDP8), giving priority to the development of renewable energy.

Base salary for public employees to be increased by nearly 21% from July
Policies 15/05/2023 16:37VGP - The Government has decided to increase base salary for cadres, civil servants, and public employees by 20.8 percent from July 1, 2023, according to Decree No. 24/2023/ND-CP promulgated on Sunday.

Gov't slashes interest rate for social housing loans to 4.8%
Policies 12/05/2023 16:58VGP – The Government has decided to lower interest rate for social housing loans to 4.8 percent from 5 percent, applicable from May 10 to December 31, 2024.

Policies take effect in May, 2023
Policies 26/04/2023 20:11VGP - A string of fresh policies on land management, procedures for collection and payment of fines, investment of state capital in enterprises shall come into effect in May.

Viet Nam to tighten aviation security during national holidays
Policies 21/04/2023 21:08VGP - The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam has decided to increase security to Level 1 at five airports during the upcoming national holidays.

Working group on Long Thanh Airport project established
Policies 19/04/2023 17:23VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to established a working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha to speed up the Long Thanh international airport construction project (first phase).

Government prohibits sales of personal data
Policies 19/04/2023 10:36VGP – The Government has decreed that sales of personal data shall be prohibited, according to newly-issued Decree 13/2023/ND-CP dated April 17.

Deputy PM leads special working team on global minimum corporate tax
Policies 17/04/2023 19:22VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has been assigned to be head of a special working team on global minimum corporate tax.

Gov’t extends deadlines for tax and land rent payments
Policies 17/04/2023 09:02VGP - The Government issued Decree No. 12/2023/ND-CP dated April 14, 2023 on time extension for payment of value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and land rent in 2023.

Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha leads Committee on Population and Development
Policies 12/04/2023 20:54VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha as Head of the National Steering Committee on Population and Development.

Gov't chief approves program to build one million social housing apartments
Policies 03/04/2023 21:38VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision 338/QD-TTg approving a program to build 1,062,200 social housing apartments for low-income earners and workers in industrial parks and processing zones in the 2021-2030 period.

Geological and Mineral Strategy approved
Policies 03/04/2023 15:29VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has recently signed Decision No. 334/QD-TTg, approving the Geological and Mineral Strategy to 2030, with a vision towards 2045.

Unverified mobile numbers to be locked from April 1
Policies 31/03/2023 17:06VGP - Mobile phone numbers linked to personal information that does not match Viet Nam’s official national database will be locked from April 1, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Master planning scheme for Hai Phong city adjusted
Policies 31/03/2023 16:03VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has recently signed Decision 323/QD-TTg approving adjustments to Hai Phong city's master planning scheme till 2040, vision towards 2050.

Prime Minister heads National Steering Committee for Int'l Integration
Policies 31/03/2023 15:03VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead the National Steering Committee for International Integration - a body responsible for assisting the Government and the Prime Minister in setting forth orientations, strategies, solutions relating international integration.

Outstanding policies take effect in April
Policies 29/03/2023 20:04VGP - A series of new policies on occupational diseases covered by social insurance, guarantee for future houses, VAT refund for investment projects shall take effect from next month.

Gov't adopts action plan on foreign investment cooperation through 2030
Policies 29/03/2023 19:39VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has recently signed Decision 308/QD-TTg, dated March 28, 2023, approving an action plan to implement the Strategy on foreign investment cooperation in the 2021-2030 period.

Legislature to considers Government's new entry, exit proposals in May
Policies 27/03/2023 19:40VGP - The Government will submit a proposal to the National Assembly to extend the duration of stay for foreigners who enter Viet Nam with e-visas from current 30 days to a maximum of 90 days to boost tourism recovery.