Laguna Lang Co, one of Asia’s largest integrated resorts with international hospitality operator Banyan Tree as its managing partner, has officially got a casino licence from the Vietnamese government, marking it the first casino license in recent 10 years in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has been asked to report the list of approved solar power plants to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc before July 15, 2018.

The Government has reduced the number of conditions and notification procedures required from online businesses in a bid to create a more favourable investment environment online.

Goods temporarily imported for re-export can be kept in Viet Nam for no more than 60 days from the date of completion of customs formalities, according to a new Governmental decree.

The Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP stipulates that Vietnamese traders are allowed to process legal goods for foreign merchants, excluding the commodities banned or temporarily suspended from exports and imports.

Trading through commodity exchanges will be more convenient in Viet Nam with the Government’s new regulations on the establishment and trading on the commodity exchange.

Besides traditional markets like Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, Vietnamese companies have begun searching for new markets for overseas investment.  

As many as 40 per cent of foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises choose to use commercial arbitration in cases of disputes, rather than going to court, said Phan Trong Dat, Deputy Secretary General of the Viet Nam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC).

Viet Nam will continue to ensure enforcement of intellectual property rights violations and strictly deal with violators, representatives of the Market Surveillance Agency (MSA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said at a forum on raising IPR awareness held yesterday in HCM City.

The Government promulgated Decree No. 63/2018/ND-CP on investment in form of public-private partnership (PPP).

The golf course business in Vietnam will become more effective and better managed as the government is planning to replace the current planning with a decree providing conditions for investing and doing business in this sector from 2019.

The cyber security law should be built on a careful assessment of its impacts on businesses and ensure the development of information technology and telecommunications, according to experts at a workshop in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

Payments for e-commerce transactions must be made via banks or authorised payment intermediary services, according to the draft of the amended Law on Tax Management.

A number of policies on insurance business, printing activities, property valuation, quality control of vocational training, etc. take effect in May.

Foreign investors will be allowed to contribute capital to establish commodity exchange in Viet Nam as per Decree No. 51/2018/ND-CP, which will be effective from June 1, 2018.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to remove and simplify 54 administrative procedures in 10 sectors under its management including energy, import-export and food safety.

Proposals for draft amended Law on Education by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), especially regulations on private nurseries, are raising concerns among the public, including parents and nursery school teachers.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been highly conducive to economic development in Viet Nam as they significantly contribute to job creation, export promotion, growth generation and poverty reduction.

Multi-channel shopping is on the rise, becoming a vital factor which will help retail businesses expand sales channels, thereby increasing their reach to customers and enhancing the competitive edge given the online shopping boom in Viet Nam.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed a tax on houses depending on their construction value as part of a draft law on property tax.