There has been a recent agreement by the National Wage Council to increase the minimum wage by 6% from July 1, or 180,000-260,000 VND more according to the current regional minimum wage. This proposal will be reported to the Prime Minister for consideration and promulgation. However, although the employees will be happy to hear the…
Salary is a highly sensitive topic in the market in Vietnam. In the working life, many employees are tired of the scenario of working for the same companies for years but don’t have a raise in salary. They thought that they have been loyal to the company, contributing their youth to the company but don’t…
Recently, on April 21, 2022, the Department of Trade and Industry Philippines concluded the investigation of applying safeguard measures against low-density plastic (LLDPE). The HS code of the case is 3901.10.12; 3901.10.92; 3901.40.00; 3901.90.90. After a thorough investigation, the Philippines has come to the conclusion that there has been no increase in imports of the…
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the delay of the deadline for announcing a final conclusion in the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duty evasion investigation on hardwood plywood from Vietnam. Specifically, the expected deadline for issuing the DOC’s final conclusion on April 20, 2022, will be extended to October 17, 2022. This is the…
Recently, Decision No. 706/QD-BCT applying temporary anti-dumping duty on a number of welding material products originating from Malaysia, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the People’s Republic of China was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 15, 2022. According to the details of the decision, the temporary anti-dumping duty rate that is…
In recent years, with the young population making up the majority, the game market in Vietnam has been vibrant and full of potential to attract investors. Accordingly, with the development of technology, traditional games are gradually brought up with more modern and advanced technologies, especially Blockchain technology with the origin of NFTS (Non-Fungible Tokens) games….
Company establishment in Vietnam: Could you brief the establishment of a new company in retail service on lazada in Vietnam and provide us a quotation if we decide to engage your firm for this matter? ASL LAW’s ADVICE First of all, ASL Law would like to send our regards and sincere thanks to you for…
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…