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Viet Nam SUSPENDS inbound flights for fear of new COVID-19 variants
08:20 | 06/01/2021

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to temporarily suspend inbound flights from countries and territories, firstly the UK and South Africa, that have reported new COVID-19 variants.

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Outstanding policies take effect in February 15:50 | 31/01/2019

VGP – A string of new policies on social insurance, bond development issuance, outbound investment shall come into effect from February, 2019.

New regulations on lending for outbound investment 15:25 | 06/01/2019

VGP – The volume of loans should be agreed between lenders and customers (investors) but shall not exceed 70% of the customers' total offshore investment capital.

Foreign-related policies come into force in 2018 14:46 | 01/01/2019

VGP – A range of fresh foreign-related policies on compulsory social insurance of foreign employers, free visa extension, granting of tour guide licenses took effect in 2018.

Key policies come into effect in 2018 13:35 | 31/12/2018

VGP – A series of policies took effect in 2018 including the Penal Code, higher basic wage, and lower mobile phone fees.

New policies take effect in January, 2019 15:16 | 30/12/2018

VGP – Increased regional monthly minimum wage, pilot food safety investigations and recruitment of public servants are among new policies that will take effect since January 2019.

Ten laws to come into effect from January 1, 2019 14:28 | 27/12/2018

VGP – Ten laws will take effect since January 1, 2019 including the Law on Cyber Security, the Law on Denunciation, the Law on Planning, the Law on Defence, the Forestry Law, the Fisheries Law, the Law on Measurement and Map, the Law on Physical Training and Sports, the Law on Amendments and Supplements to 11 laws having regulations related to planning, and the Law on Amendments and Supplements to several Articles of 37 laws related to planning.

Policies come into effect in December 14:01 | 03/12/2018

VGP – A string of fresh policies on holiday salary, pensions for female laborers, social insurance for foreign workers shall come into effect in December.

Fresh policies come into effect from November 14:28 | 05/11/2018

VGP – A range of new regulations shall come into effect in November.

Management on imports, use of scrap enhanced 17:10 | 18/09/2018

VGP – The PM has signed Directive No. 27/CT-TTg on launching some urgent measures to strengthen management on imports and use of scraps as raw materials for production.

Chinese Yuan allowed for trading at border areas 08:04 | 09/09/2018

VGP – The State Bank of Viet Nam has issued Circular No. 19/2018/TT-NHNN on management of foreign exchange for border trade activities between Viet Nam and China.