Due to the difficulties in life, mainly because of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, many employees have chosen the methods of receiving lump-sum social insurance in Vietnam, instead of worrying about 10, 20 years ahead in the future. Although taking a huge bundle of money at a moment might seem like a great deal, however, the…
Anti-Dumping & Countervailing, News
Vietnam: Some cold-rolled stainless steel products are proposed to be exempt from anti-dumping measures that are used to produce horizontal drum washing machines originating from Taiwan (China), the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the People’s Republic of China
Recently, the Trade Remedies Administration has received a dossier requesting an exemption from applying anti-dumping measures for cold-rolled stainless steel products within the scope of application of Decision No. 3162/QD-BCT dated 21 October 2019 on the results of the end-of-term review of the application of anti-dumping measures to a number of cold-rolled stainless steel products…
Recently, Vietnam decided to impose anti-dumping duties on monosodium glutamate (MSG) products originating from Indonesia and China. Decision to impose anti-dumping duties on MSG products classified under HS code 2922.42.20 originating from Indonesia and China, based on the results of the first review. The case code is AR01.AD09. Based on the review request of related…
“With the development of Fintech companies, the State Bank and a number of related organizations, like many regulatory agencies around the world, are facing new issues in State management” That is the central point of the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) evaluation of the presence and growth of financial technology (Fintech) operations in Vietnam in…
Recently, on April 8, 2022, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final decision on the duty rate in the case of the anti-dumping investigation on honey products imported from Argentina- tina, Brazil, India, and Vietnam. According to this decision, the anti-dumping duty for Vietnamese enterprises has decreased sharply from 410.93% – 413.99% in…
Sexual harassment happens a lot in the workplace in many countries around the world, Vietnam included. Accordingly, the Vietnam Labor Law has specifically forbidden the actions of sexual harassment in the workplace. If someone violates these rules, they will be punished accordingly. So, what are the regulations on penalties for sexual harassment in the workplace…
Covid-19 has ravaged Vietnam for over 2 years. Due to the impacts of the pandemic, the Government of Vietnam has had to postpone the yearly increase of the regional minimum wage for employees for the last 2 years. Accordingly, as the Covid-19 pandemic has slowly been controlled by the people’s effort and the Government’s policies,…
The National Assembly Standing Committee has just unanimously approved Resolution 17/2022/UBTVQH15 on increasing the number of overtime hours of employees. So, what are the detailed regulations on increasing overtime for employees from April 1, 2022, in Vietnam? Resolution 17/2022/UBTVQH15 was issued to increase the speedy recovery of the economy of Vietnam, in the context of…
In the working relations between the employee and the employer, sometimes there will be serious conflicts that require all parties to come together and negotiate. However, as we have already known, not all of these negotiations end in peace. As the result of these negotiations, we will seldomly hear the term ‘failed collective bargaining.’ So,…
When in a working environment, it’s critical that everybody involved in the labor relations trusts each other so that the relationship can last a long time in harmony. This applies to both sides, the employee and the employer. However, it’s especially important for the employer’s side to fully discloses all the necessary information so that…