Policies take effect in October 2022
30/09/2022 22:06VGP - A string of new policies on vehicle registration fee, termination of compulsory unemployment insurance premium, electronic identification and authentication and cybersecurity are scheduled to come into effect in October 2022.
Head of Steering Committee for Enterprise Renewal and Development named
VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai was assigned as head of the Steering Committee for Enterprise Renewal and Development, according to a recently-issued Decision.
Viet Nam strives to reduce at least 20 percent of internal administrative procedures prior to 2025
Policies 17/09/2022 16:02VGP - Ministries and ministerial-level agencies are tasked to reduce at least 20 percent of internal administrative procedures and 20 percent of administrative procedure compliance costs from now to January 1, 2025.
IUU fishing prevention and control plan by 2025 approved
Policies 17/09/2022 15:48VGP - Viet Nam targets to prevent, reduce and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and remove the European Commission's “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood exports, according to the recently-ratified IUU fishing prevention and control plan by 2025.
Gov't plans to step up fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods
Policies 14/09/2022 17:56VGP - Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has recently signed for issuance of a Plan to strengthen the fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods.
Deputy PM Le Van Thanh heads Central Steering Committee for sustainable forestry development program
Policies 10/09/2022 20:12VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has been empowered by the Prime Minister to lead the Central Steering Committee for the implementation of the sustainable forestry development program in 2021-2025 period.
Gov’t approves construction of Dau Giay- Tan Phu expressway
Policies 07/09/2022 14:54VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed Decision 1045/QD-TTg, dated September 6, 2022 approving the first phase investment and construction project of Dau Giay- Tan Phu expressway under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
National steering committee on green growth established
Policies 06/09/2022 10:38VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision on establishing a national steering committee on green growth led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.
Conditions for granting registration certificates to foreign NGOs
Policies 05/09/2022 09:18VGP - The Government has issued Decree No. 58/2022/ND-CP on the registration and management of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Viet Nam.
Gov’t sets up Capital Region Coordinating Council
Policies 30/08/2022 15:20VGP - The Government has decided to establish Capital Region Coordinating Council led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh.
Policies take effect from September
Policies 29/08/2022 20:59VGP - Regulations on recording audio and video at court sessions, extracting information on the national population database shall come into effect from September.
Gov’t orders faster vaccination rollout amidst spike in cases
Policies 26/08/2022 21:37VGP - Local authorities have been asked to deploy mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams to areas with low vaccination rates in response to rising infections.
Gov't establishess Coordinating Council for northern midland and mountainous region
Policies 24/08/2022 20:31VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Decision No. 999/QD-TTg, dated August 23, 2022 on establishment of a Coordinating Council for the Northern Midland and Mountainous Region in the 2021-2025 period.
Capital to assess motorbike emissions from 2024
Policies 22/08/2022 20:22VGP - Ha Noi plans conduct yearly emission evaluation on a trial basis for motorbikes that have been used for at least five years, starting from 2024 in a bid to protect air quality and restrict motorbikes.
Foreign firms required to store users' data in Viet Nam
Policies 19/08/2022 09:33VGP – Foreign firms shall be required to store users' data within Vietnamese territory and set up local offices, according to the Government's Decree No. 53/2022/ND-CP scheduled to take place from October 1, 2022.
Auto localization ratio to be abolished
Policies 17/08/2022 14:48VGP - The regulations on the automobile localization ratio shall be rescinded from October 10, after they have been in force for almost 20 years.
Four vaccines added to national expanded immunization program
Policies 16/08/2022 19:35VGP - Viet Nam has decided to add four more vaccines to the national expanded program on immunization in the 2021-2030 period, taking the number of compulsory vaccines used during the period to 14.
Gov’t issues new national cybersecurity strategy
Policies 11/08/2022 10:55VGP - The Government has issued a national cybersecurity strategy in response to cyberspace challenges till 2025 with a vision towards 2030.
Gov’t adopts action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing
Policies 09/08/2022 18:34VGP - The Government has adopted a national action plan on combating money laundering, and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism for the 2021-2025 period.
Gov't halves import duty on unleaded gasoline
Policies 09/08/2022 15:12VGP - From August 8, import tax rate for unleaded motor gasoline shall be reduced to 10 percent from 20 percent, according to a recently-issued Decree.
