It aims contributing to improved educational quality, workforce retention and the sustainable development of Vietnam’s education sector, the Ministry of Education and Training said.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has proposed that foreign businesses which want to provide domestic satellite telecommunications services must have a gateway station located in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a report to Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on receiving comments on a draft decree amending Decree No. 111 on developing support industries with preferential policies to drive innovation and competitiveness.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed the government provide further support for Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including an interest rate reduction of another 2 percentage points per year.

In the future, foreign investors who wish to register for multi-level marketing (MLM) activities in Vietnam may need three consecutive years of experience in multi-level marketing in another country.

A draft decree being developed by the State Securities Commission to implement the amended Law on Securities may cause local banks to lose out on potential foreign investment.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Transport to speed up the revision of the draft decree about transportation service businesses and submit it to the Government for promulgation before December 30.

Lawmakers on September 17 agreed on the need to issue a draft decree regulating customs procedures for goods transiting Vietnam via the ASEAN Customs Transit System.

All organisations and individuals will have the right to refuse spam calls and messages to their phone numbers if a new draft decree is passed.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is calling for ideas to create a draft decree that establishes a system of regulations ensuring Vietnam’s legal timber and wood products qualify for import and export.

Cars which provide passenger transportation services via ride-hailing platforms like Grab will have to have roof signs showing that they were “contract vehicles”.

The UN Development Programme coordinated with the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) to hold a consultation workshop in Hanoi on March 27 on a draft decree guiding the implementation of the anti-corruption law, which will take effect on July 1 this year.

A consultative workshop on the draft Decree detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Forestry took place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 31.

Private businesses can borrow capital from official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans from foreign donors.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will submit a draft decree to ease the entry of businesses into the gas trading market.

A draft decree on auto manufacturing, assembling, importing, and maintenance and warranty business recently publicised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is concerning industry insiders.

A workshop took place in northern Hai Phong city on May 23 to gather opinions on a draft decree guiding the enforcement of compulsory social insurance for foreigners working in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is collecting opinions for a draft decree on policies encouraging investment in agriculture and rural areas.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment said it is collecting opinions from organisations and individuals for a draft decree on policies to encourage investment in agriculture and rural development.

Experts have objected to several provisions of a draft decree on foreign investment in education saying they need further clarification and revision.