The Hanoitimes - With continuous improvement in the investment environment to facilitate investors and businesses, the revised law will also create good conditions for foreign investors to join the Vietnamese market Proposed investment cap policy might cause Vietnam to lose FDI attraction opportunities Major changes required for Vietnam’s investment and corporate laws Vietnam urged to fine-tune foreign investment policies to seize golden chances Law overlaps hamper Vietnam’s investment attraction The Vietnamese government’s revision of the Investment Law to further improve business and investment environment will make the country more attractive to foreign investors, experts said. The amended law is expected to help Vietnam attract more high-quality capital flows According to Hong Sun, vice chairman of the Korea Chamber of Business in Vietnam, the revision of the law will be one of the key highlights in 2019 as it is expected to allow … [Read more...] about Law changes to make Vietnam more appealing to foreign investors
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VN firms respond to legal fine-tuning
The Ministry of Planning and Investment is gathering feedback from private stakeholders on the draft law amending and supplementing the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises. Responses were a mixed bag, with companies expecting reforms to improve the business and investment environment while warning of unresolved issues. Opening the New Year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) last week organised a conference to gather comments for the draft law on the revision of the Law on Investment 2014 and the Law on Enterprises 2014, aiming to create momentum for the new development period. “After more than three years in effect, the laws on investment and enterprises have made improvements to business and investment, thus improving the business climate. However, there remain some shortcomings in the laws that need to be amended to align with the new development period,” said Vu Tien Loc, president of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and … [Read more...] about VN firms respond to legal fine-tuning
Firms respond to legal fine tuning
Opening the New Year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) last week organised a conference to gather comments for the draft law on the revision of the Law on Investment 2014 and the Law on Enterprises 2014, aiming to create momentum for the new development period. “After more than three years in effect, the laws on investment and enterprises have made improvements to business and investment, thus improving the business climate. However, there remain some shortcomings in the laws that need to be amended to align with the new development period,” said Vu Tien Loc, president of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). The revisions of these two laws are the MPI’s key legislative tasks for 2019, a landmark year for the implementation of the country’s 2016-2020 Socio-economic Development Plan. Never-before-seen changes According to the MPI, the revision will focus on completing the list of conditional business lines to … [Read more...] about Firms respond to legal fine tuning
Regulations on educational links with foreign establishments
Illustration photo Specifically, the institutions subject to educational links are the private preschools and the private general education establishments in Viet Nam, and the educational establishments operating lawfully abroad, which have their educational quality accredited by the education quality inspection organizations or authorized agencies of foreign countries. The foreign educational programs, which are incorporated, must have their educational quality inspected in the native countries or accredited by the authorized education agencies and organizations in the native countries. The integrated education programs must ensure the objectives of Viet Nam's education program and meet the requirements of the foreign educational programs. They should not force learners to study the same content again, while having to ensure stability during the entire school grade as well as interconnection between the school grades, for the … [Read more...] about Regulations on educational links with foreign establishments
Disturbing video captures woman beating, force-feeding children at Vietnamese nursery
Police in Da Nang in central Vietnam questioned a nursery owner on Monday after images of children being abused at her establishment appeared on the internet the same day. Dinh Thi Hong, 46, was summoned after angry parents identified her as the woman in the disturbing videos and photos on Facebook. One video shows a small boy lying on the ground while Hong force-feeds him and slaps him when he refuses to swallow. Other images show her using violence with many children, like grabbing and lifting a baby up by his head, or squeezing a towel into the face of a baby who apparently refused to eat. Hong has admitted that the videos and photos were taken at her private nursery in Thanh Khe District last month by a former employee, police said. Local authorities are working with the parents for more details. A babysitter is shown forcing a child to eat in this screenshot from a video on Facebook. "This nursery pledged that it would not let child abuse occur and that its childcare would … [Read more...] about Disturbing video captures woman beating, force-feeding children at Vietnamese nursery