Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

Law on Enterprises needs greater reforms Việt Nam must continue to improve on its Law on Enterprises, experts and researchers said at a law conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Almost 700 firms lose export licences to US

The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the import licences of 679 Vietnamese food and beverage manufactureres that did not re-register with the agency as required, or did so without following current procedures.

Pyramid scheme firm’s licence revoked

Việt Nam’s Competition Authority has revoked the licence of multi-level marketing firm Việt Nam Consumer Alliance Joint-Stock Company (VietNet JSC) and slapped it with a fine of VNĐ409.5 million (US$18,350).

Highlights of Enterprise Law On September 14 2015, the Vietnamese Government issued Decree No. 78/2013/ND-CP ("Decree No. 78"), guiding the 2014 Enterprise Law on enterprise registration. Decree No.

Stamps still needed for many documents Businesses would still need stamps to carry out certain legal documentation formalities since several laws and regulations do require use of stamps.

Tobacco, temporary imports and tax targeted The Government is drafting a decree on sanctioning administration violations of copyright and related rights.

Da Nang welcomes first international visitors Some 950 passengers on board Costa Allegra from England, Italy, French and Spain on Thursday were greeted at Da Nang's Tien Sa SeaPort as the first international visitors of the year.