Posts Tagged ‘ Circular ’

Read him his rights 

December 31, 2011
Read him his rights 

  New circular sets out in detail rights of arrestees to demand legal assistance, and for defense lawyers to ask for change of principal investigator A trial in Ho Chi Minh City. A new circular sets out detailed procedures to ensure an arrestee’s rights when criminal cases are being investigated. The Da Lat People’s Court [...]

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Stock market still waiting for good news 

July 24, 2011
Stock market still waiting for good news 

The Vietnamese stock market is undergoing a prolonged slump When the Ministry of Finance issued a new circular to ease stock trading restrictions on June 1, investors and experts welcomed it, saying it would improve liquidity and market transparency. But with Circular 74 to take effect soon, on August 1, securities companies worry that the [...]

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Vietnam official rejects WTO violation accusation 

December 8, 2010
Vietnam official rejects WTO violation accusation 

Milk prices in Vietnam are much higher than neighboring countries, but foreign companies are crying foul at stabilization measures. Vietnam does not violate its World Trade Organization commitments in taking measures to keep prices stable, Deputy Finance Minister Tran Xuan Ha has said. He said it was necessary to issue Circular 122, which allows local authorities to impose [...]

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Electronic tax payment to open next year 

November 24, 2010
Electronic tax payment to open next year 

  Vietnamese tax payers will be able to settle their payment electronically via Internet, mobile phone, or ATM from January 1 next year, according to a circular recently issued by the Ministry of Finance. The electronic payment methods, which also include paying via taxation agencies’ websites, allow tax payers to transfer money from their bank [...]

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Foreign firms milk infant formula market

January 9, 2010
Foreign firms milk infant formula market

Vietnam’s baby formula market was worth VND8 trillion ($421.1 million) in 2008 Many dairy companies have hiked up the prices of infant formula in the new year citing the weaker dong and higher wages, but the government said their huge marketing costs are, in fact, inflating prices. Mead Johnson, Abbott, and Dutch Lady prices are [...]

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Circular to tighten regulations on establishing commercial banks

December 23, 2009
Circular to tighten regulations on establishing commercial banks

A new regulation being drafted by the State Bank of Viet Nam will establish more detailed ground rules for the establishment of a new joint stock commercial bank. The State Bank put a freeze on the establishment of new commercial banks back in August 2008 due to a proliferation of new banks. Since then, only [...]

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Exporters permitted to borrow U.S. dollars

December 18, 2009
Exporters permitted to borrow U.S. dollars

LookAtVietnam – The State Bank of Vietnam has signed a circular allowing exporters to borrow U.S. dollars at banks. The new circular supplements the needs which justify dollar loans from banks to fund investment projects, business projects, goods trading and export services. However, if enterprises borrow dollars for use in the country, they must sell [...]

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New rules for online games on the pipeline

November 20, 2009
New rules for online games on the pipeline

In his first Q&A session on November 17, the Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop said that a new decision controlling online games will replace the current circular 60. Minister Le Doan HopVietNamNet Bridge – In his first Q&A session on November 17, Minister of Information and Communications Le Doan Hop said that [...]

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Open source software to be “almost compulsory” in schools

November 20, 2009
Open source software to be “almost compulsory” in schools

LookAtVietnam – As of 2010, education and training centres in Vietnam will have to use open-source software to cut cost and avoid software copyright infringement, according to a draft circular from the Education and Training Ministry (MoET). MoET has made public its draft circular on open-source use in education and training centres for public comment until [...]

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Airlines report gains and expansion

October 12, 2009
Airlines report gains and expansion

LookAtVietnam – Air carriers serving Vietnam appear to be not just weathering the economic crisis, but thriving in it. At a ceremony announcing the new VA Hanoi-Fukuoka air route on October 9, 2009, VA Deputy General Director Trinh Hong Quang speculated that the national flag air carrier will earn some 50 billion dong in profit [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...