VGP – The Government on December 4, 2018 issued Decree 163/2018/ND-CP ("Decree 163") replacing Decree 90/2011/ND-CP dated 14 October 2011 of the Government ("Decree 90") providing on corporate bond issuance.

VGP – The term for land allocation or land lease to organizations for the purpose of agriculture, forestry, aquaculture or salt production; to organizations, households or individuals for the purpose of trading and services or for non-agricultural production establishments; to organizations for implementing investment projects; to overseas Vietnamese and foreign-invested enterprises for implementing investment projects in Viet Nam, shall be considered and decided on the basis of the investment projects or applications for land allocation or land lease, but must not exceed 50 years.

VGP - The Government on March 12, 2018 issued Decree 40/2018/ND-CP on the management of multi-level marketing activities ("Decree 40"), replacing Decree 42/2014/ND-CP dated 14/05/2014 on the management of multi-level sale activities ("Decree 42").

VGP – Only foreigners who work as managers, chief executive officers and experts are granted the permit for temporary stay within industrial parks and export processing zones, if necessary, under regulations adopted by the provincial People’s Committee.  

VGP – The Government on March 1, 2018 issued Decree 27/2018/NĐ-CP (“Decree 27”) amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 72/2013/NĐ-CP dated 15/07/2013 by the Government on the management, provision and use of internet services and information thereon, tightening the conditions for general electronic information and social networks, and supplementing regulations on the documents, sequence and procedure for providing electronic games.

VGP – The Ministry of Finance on March 30 issued Circular No.33/2018/TT-BTC on prescribing the rates and the collection, remittance and management of appraisal charges for grant of international tour operator licenses or domestic travel service business licenses; appraisal charges for grant of tour guide’s cards; and fees for grant of licenses for establishment of Viet Nam-based representative offices of foreign travel service business enterprises.

VGP - On February 28, 2018, The Government issued Decree No.25/2018/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No.60/2014/ND-CP dated June 19, 2014 on printing activities.

VGP – The Government on November 7 issued Decree No. 149/2018/ND-CP ("Decree 149"), detailing Article 63.3 of the Labor Code on the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations at the workplace.