NEW POLICIES TAKE EFFECT IN FEBRUARY 2017
New regulations on e-visas for foreigners, sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of environmental protection, duty-free goods and business in prize-winning electronic games for foreigners will come into effect since February 2017.
POLICIES FOR FOREIGNERS COME INTO EFFECT IN 2016 (PART 2)
A series of regulations on foreign workers, personal income tax exemptions for experts of UN, NGOs, number of apartments owned by foreigners, management of foreign construction contractors and foreign insurance business providing trans-border insurance services have taken into effect since the second half of 2016.
EFFECTIVE POLICIES RELATING TO FOREIGN ELEMENTS IN 2016 (PART 1)
A string of new policies on civil status registration, employment, escorted transfer of violators, and individual income exemption involving foreign elements came into effect in 2016.
SEMINAR ON CENTRAL VIETNAM FOR LABOUR-INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING (15 NOV, FHKI)
[25-10-2016] Since the signing of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and the coming ratification of The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) amongst twelve of the Pacific Rim countries, the manufacturing sector of Vietnam is expedited and it will become dominant in the coming 2017.
TENDER NOTIFICATION
[10-10-2016] The public tender notifications issued by the Hong Kong SAR Government for your information. Be grateful if you would notify manufacturers, agents and distributors who, in your opinion, will be interested in submitting a bid for the tenders.
VN TO LAUNCH E-VISAS BY 2017
[21-12-2016] Viet Nam will grant e-visas to foreigners from 2017-2018, aiming to attract more tourists and foreign visitors as well as boosting the domestic tourism industry, according to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism.
HCMC PROPOSES 36-HOLE GOLF COURSE IN CAN GIO
[01-12-2016] The government of HCMC has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to seek Prime Minister’s approval for a 36-hole golf course covering over 135 hectares in the city’s outlying coastal district of Can Gio. In a written petition sent to the ministry, the city proposed adding the golf course project in Long Hoa Commune and Can Thanh Town to the country’s golf course development plan until 2020.
SALARY RAISES LOWER THAN LAST YEAR, BUT EXPECTED TO RISE IN 2017
[07-10-2017] Both multinationals and local companies have given lower salary increases this year compared to 2015, a survey by Mercer, a leading global provider of human resource services, and Talentnet Corp, its associate in Viet Nam, has found.
