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20 Aug 2008 + Notice confirming ratios of shareholding of foreign investors in Vietnamese commercial banks, 19 August
+ Decision 916 on customs monitoring of import and/or export goods on request by intellectual property rights holders who suspect such goods are counterfeit, have false brand names or otherwise breach IPR, 31 March
15 Aug 2008 + Decision 1650 widening the securities trading band, 14 August
+ Decision 67 reducing import rates for some milk, soya bean and chemical compound items, 5 August
14 Aug 2008 + Draft amendments to Decree 14 dated 19 January 2007 on securities, 5 August
12 Aug 2008 + Letter 7171 suspending licensing of new shareholding commercial banks, 8 August
+ Decision 24 applying import permits for cars and many other consumer goods for the rest of this year, 1 August
+ Ordinance 34 on grassroots democracy, 20 April 2007
+ Law 78 on Tax Management, 29 November 2006
8 Aug 2008 + Decision 64 increasing export duty from 10% to 20% on iron and non-alloy steel, 1 August
+ Directive 20 on strengthening management of the stock market, 23 June
+ Decision 352 transferring Government bond trading to the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre, 16 May
6 Aug 2008 + Decision 014 dated 28 December 2007 on tariff quotas on import goods in year 2008, as amended 31 July
+ Joint Circular 05 on business, tax and seal registration pursuant to the Law on Enterprises, 29 July
+ Draft Law on High-Tech, 25 July
4 Aug 2008 + Decision 100 on accreditation of valuers to conduct valuations of enterprises undergoing equitization, 6 December 2007
1 Aug 2008 + Decree 80 amending registration fees, 29 July
31 Jul 2008 + Decree 79 dated 4 October 2002 on finance companies as amended by Decree 81, 29 July
+ Circular 67 on environmental protection fees payable for mineral mining, 21 July
+ Decision 21 on foreign exchange agents, 11 July
29 Jul 2008 + Draft 1 Decree on corporate income tax dated 22 March and still current as at 29 July
28 Jul 2008 + Latest Draft Decree on Vietnam's WTO commitments regarding investment, 24 July
+ Decision 46 on Government bond trading on the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre, 1 July
+ Draft amendments to Decree 160 on the Mineral Law, 27 May
25 Jul 2008 + Circular 09 on online ordering of goods and services via commercial websites, 21 July
+ Decision 52 maintaining the current interest rates for State export credit loans and State investment credit loans, 14 July
+ Law 55 on Anti-Corruption, 29 November 2005
+ Law 55 on Anti-Corruption as amended by Law 01 dated 4 August 2007
14 Jul 2008 + Decision 08 with regulations on management and use of apartment buildings, 28 May
11 Jul 2008 + Decision 892 with the operational plan of the Working Group on administrative reform, 1 July
10 Jul 2008 + Decision 16 re-introducing export permits for iron and steel for the rest of this year, 3 July
+ Decision 22 delegating authority to manage cosmetics business to the management committee of the Moc Bai bordergate economic zone, 2 July
9 Jul 2008 + Decision 85 with the List of State employees and officials obliged to declare their assets and income, 3 July
+ Circular 15 on evaluation and recognition of model new urban zones, 17 June
7 Jul 2008 + Draft Law on Special Sales Tax (Amended), 4 July
+ Decision 84 on establishment of the Vietnam Legal Aid Fund, 30 June
2 Jul 2008 + Decision 10 on qualifications and experience applicable to building contractors of works with special requirements, 25 June
30 Jun 2008 + Decision 1434 maintaining the basic interest rate at 14%, 26 June
+ Decision 1435 increasing the interest rate from 7.8% to 13% on residual payment period of the compulsory State Bank treasury bills issued earlier this year, 26 June
+ Decision 1436 widening the forex trading band from 1.00% to 2.00%, 26 June
27 Jun 2008 + Letter 5728 increasing regulation of foreign currency trading, 26 June
+ Letter 908 on tendering for petroleum exploration blocks in Nam Con Son Basin, 18 June
+ Letter 6952 confirming insurers and insurance brokers with foreign owned capital are not required to re-register, 17 June
+ Law 10 amending the Law on Petroleum, 3 June (effective as of 1 January 2009)
+ Decision 03 regulating the content of maps and explanatory statements in construction master plans, 31 March
+ Decision 09 with rules on disclosure of information at HCM City Stock Exchange (HOSE), 20 March
25 Jun 2008 + Decision 11 with the master plan for mining gold, copper, nickel and molybdenum ore, 5 June
23 Jun 2008 + Law 13 on Value Added Tax, 3 June (effective as of 1 January 2009)
+ Circular 07 on payment of compensation to employers for illegal strikes, 30 May
18 Jun 2008 + Decision 1351 reducing the trading fee on shares and fund certificates from 0.05% to 0.03%, 13 June
+ Decision 35 increasing export duty to 20% on a number of types of mineral ore, coal, petroleum and oil, 6 June
+ Resolution 19 on foreigners owning residential apartments in Vietnam, 3 June
+ Decision 2014 on analysis and price frames of proposed power generation projects, 13 June 2007
17 Jun 2008 + Law 14 on Corporate Income Tax, 3 June (effective as of 1 January 2009)
13 Jun 2008 + Circular 08 guiding Decree 34 on employment of foreigners working in Vietnam, 10 June
11 Jun 2008 + Decision 1316 raising the refinancing interest rate of the State Bank to 15.0% and the discount interest rate to 13.0%, 10 June
+ Decision 678 on tendering training certificates, 2 June
+ Decision 71 on escrow deposit payable for environmental rehabilitation work to be conducted after a mineral mining operation, 29 May
+ Decision 10 with Vietnam's System of Economic Branches and code numbers of all 1,430 branches, 23 January 2007
5 Jun 2008 + Circular 14 with criteria for classifying apartment buildings into four grades, 2 June
+ Circular 09 on adjusting building contracts due to price increases, 17 April
3 Jun 2008 + Draft Decree on Personal Income Tax, 19 May
+ Decision 17 on banks reporting their interest rates to the State Bank to assist in fixing the basic interest rate, 16 May
28 May 2008 + Circular 13 on real estate business, 21 May
+ Circular 06 on labour complaints, 7 May
+ Decision 53 with the plan for development of Southern Phu Yen Economic Zone, 28 April
+ Decision 54 establishing Southern Phu Yen Economic Zone, 28 April
22 May 2008 + Decree 58 on tendering, 5 May
+ Decision 02 on criteria for a 5 star hotel, 27 April 2001
19 May 2008 + Decision 16 on commercial interest rates, 16 May
+ Decision 23 increasing import duty on second-hand cars, 8 May
14 May 2008 + Decree 55 on protection of consumers' rights, 24 April
+ Circular 03 dated 10 January 2007 on fees for obtaining information about security transactions, as amended 29 April
+ Decision 76 establishing the National Lawyers' Association, 16 January
7 May 2008 + Decision 13 on the operational network of commercial banks, 29 April
+ Joint Circular 01 on criminal prosecution of infringements of intellectual property rights, 29 February
+ Circular 09 of the State Bank dated 5 August 2003 on internet services, as amended on 10 March
30 Apr 2008 + Decree 52 on security services business, 22 April
+ Decision 17 increasing import duty on new cars from 70% to 83%, 17 April
+ Decree 21 amending Decree 80 dated 9 August 2006 on the environment (mainly dealing with environmental impact assessment reports), 28 February
28 Apr 2008 + Draft Decision requiring enterprises with foreign owned capital which have a union to allocate 1% of their payroll to union funding, 22 April
+ Circular 30 amending Circular 32 dated 9 April 2007 on VAT (including some VAT exemptions for non-tariff zones), 16 April
+ Decision 16 increasing rates in the Royalties Tariff, 14 April
+ Decision 07 on issuance of valuable papers by banks, finance companies and finance leasing companies, 24 March

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