Laws - The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) convened its fifth conference in Hanoi on May 7 to review and discuss amendments to the 1992 Constitution.

Laws - The amended draft Labor Code has gone through a lot of debates and consultation at various levels, agencies and organizations over a long period of time before it will be submitted to the National Assembly for adoption in the upcoming third session. Still, there are issues that need to take into consideration.

Laws - Amendments will be made to Viet Nam's tax agent regulations to boost effectiveness, according to Deputy Director General of the General Department of Taxation (GDT) Vu Van Truong.

Laws - Import duties imposed on several kinds of automobiles will increase on May 7, in accordance with the Finance Ministry's Circular No.63/2012/TT-BTC.

Laws - The amended draft Labor Code has gone through a lot of debates and consultation at various levels, agencies and organizations over a long period of time before it will be submitted to the National Assembly for adoption in the upcoming third session. Still, there are issues that need to take into consideration.

Laws - The Ministry of Finance will likely recommend a proposal to slash the value added tax (VAT) by 50 per cent in a move to support businesses during the economic slowdown, said finance minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Laws - Instead of covering at least 45 square meters as required by current regulations, apartments with a smaller size will be allowed in the near future, an official at the Construction Ministry has said.

Laws - Credit institutions have to reduce the foreign currency status by the end of day to 20 percent from May 2.

Laws - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular No. 10/2012/TT-NHNN on April 16 stipulating post-supervision processing for credit institutions and foreign bank branches operating in Vietnam.