In recent months, the Vietnamese National Assembly, Government, and relevant ministries and agencies have held multiple discussions regarding the decision to issue a decree reducing VAT by 2%, bringing it down to 8% like Decree No. 15/2022/NĐ-CP issued by the Government earlier in 2022, reducing VAT until the end of 2022. The Vietnamese National Assembly…
On June 8, 2023, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) issued a notice of a midterm review of safeguard measures on solar energy panels products, including components, equipment, and photovoltaic cell components, whether partially or fully integrated into other products. In February 2018, the United States imposed safeguard duties on imported solar energy panels,…
ASL LAW has officially become the sponsor partner for the Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference in Japan along with sponsoring law firms Nishimura & Asahi, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, TMI Associates, etc. The Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions Conference was held at Peninsula Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan on July 10-11, 2023 by the IBA’s M&A…
Voluntary social insurance, compared to compulsory social insurance, is somewhat less attractive in terms of attracting participants. The fundamental reason identified in society is that individuals participating in voluntary social insurance have to pay higher insurance contributions than those participating in compulsory social insurance. However, is it really that simple when delving deeper into the…
The provision for risk reserves in the banking sector is a requirement based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and specific regulations of financial regulatory authorities. When a bank provides loans and those loans become loans from group 2 onwards, the bank is required to set aside a corresponding portion as a provision for risk….
The latest revised draft of the Law on Social Insurance has a proposal to reduce the conditions for senior citizens in Vietnam to enjoy social pension benefits from 80 years old to 75 years old. Accordingly, if applied, what changes will this regulation create for Vietnam’s social insurance system and social security policy? Currently, senior…
In most manufacturing companies in Vietnam today with thousands or even tens of thousands of employees, they often make the most of employees’ leave days for corporate activities or unexpected incidents like the Covid-19 pandemic, mass power cuts, etc. So, what exactly is this behavior and does it violate the law? For example, a new…
When Vietnamese employees work under labor contracts for full 1 month or more, they will be subject to compulsory social insurance participation according to the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2, Article 2 of the Law on Social Insurance 2014. However, despite paying monthly, most Vietnamese workers are still not completely sure how that contribution…
Compulsory reserve is the amount of money that a credit institution must deposit at the State Bank for each type of deposit with different terms. So, what is Vietnam’s legal regulation on compulsory reserve? Article 10 of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam 2010 stipulates that compulsory reserve is one of the monetary…
When an employee unilaterally terminates a labor contract in Vietnam by legally resigning, he or she must notify the employer at least 3 to 45 days in advance, or depending on the company’s labor rules or regulations of the Government if they are working in the State sector. Conversely, if the employer dismisses the employee…