Laws - The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently issued a document to make full use of domestic input materials and equipment in public bidding.

Laws - Revisions to the Housing Law allowing Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) to buy houses freely in Vietnam are not yet in effect, owing to tardy promulgation of implementing instructions.

LAWS - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has agreed to add three manganese mines in Vietnam’s northern province of Tuyen Quang to the national planning on exploring, processing and using these minerals through 2015.

News/Vũng Tàu - Although only operation for more than a year, Tan Cang – Cai Mep port has become one of the two international container ports so far, has partnerships with major shipping lines worldwide. Its size is being increasingly expanded for hundreds of thousand-ton ships handling goods and the diversified port services.

LAWS - The Government chief recently gave a nod to Hà Nội’s master plan for transportation by 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Laws/Hanoi - Vietnam needs to adjust its policies on foreign direct investment (FDI) and target quality investors as the competition to attract investment becomes fiercer at both regional and international levels.

LAWS - The Finance Ministry has proposed that newspapers in Vietnam are allowed to use their advertising revenues to offset operating costs before they pay income tax.

Laws/Long An - Long An province in the key southern economic zone presented a list of its advantages and made offers to Japanese businesses at a meeting with the Outward mission on August 23.

Laws/Hanoi - Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang held talks with his Chinese counterpart Chen Deming in Hanoi on August 23 on bilateral cooperation in economics and trade, as well as at regional and multilateral forums.