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Vietnam Rolls Out New Online Visa Processing System - Vietnam Briefing News
HANOI – March 14th saw the rollout of Vietnam’s new online visa processing system. As a result of the new system, foreigners will now be able to regis...
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Vietnam Could Loosen Work Permit Rules for Foreigners - Vietnam Briefing News
HANOI – On July 8, 2014, after intense criticism from the expat community and foreign businesses, the Vietnamese government issued Resolution 47, whic...
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Foreign Companies Report Labor and Skills Shortage in Vietnam - Vietnam Briefing News
HCMC – Despite a still recovering economy, demand for workers in Vietnam is seeing strong growth. However, supply and skills have not kept up with thi...
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Social Security in Vietnam: Understanding Your Obligations - Vietnam Briefing News
One of the key obligations that an employer has in Vietnam is the payment of social security. In order to ensure smooth operations while in the countr...
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A Guide to Understanding HR Trends in Vietnam - Vietnam Briefing News
By Edward Barbour-Lacey and Hoang Thu Huyen HCMC – Once a company has gone through all the legal procedures required for the establishment of th...
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Understanding How to Hire and Pay Staff in Vietnam - Vietnam Briefing News
By Edward Barbour-Lacey and Hoang Thu Huyen HCMC – Having a clear understanding of how to hire and pay your employees in Vietnam is crucial to e...
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Vietnam Immigration Changes - Vietnam Briefing News
By Charles Small HANOI – Vietnam’s Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2015...
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Samsung Takes Advantage of Vietnam's Developing Workforce - Expands Number of Local Employees - Vietnam Briefing News
HCMC – Samsung Electronics will soon employ more local employees than any other foreign company in Vietnam. By July, the South Korean firm will ...
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Overtime Restrictions for Vietnamese Workers - Vietnam Briefing News
In recent years, foreign enterprises have proposed to extend the maximum overtime working hours for Vietnamese workers, but such proposals have been r...
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Vietnam Human Resources to Improve With Increasing Education Investment - Vietnam Briefing News
By Nha Huynh The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), has revealed that 213 education projects have received f...
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Vietnam's Minimum Wages to Increase in 2016 - Vietnam Briefing News
Vietnam’s National Wage Council has voted for a 12.4 percent minimum wage increase in 2016. According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and So...
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Terminating an Employee in Vietnam - Vietnam Briefing News
By Steven Elsinga, Asia Briefing, Being a socialist country, it may come as little surprise to foreign investors that Vietnam’s labor laws are e...
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Improved Rights for Female Employees in Vietnam: Decree 85
The Vietnam government recently issued a new decree to ensure greater rights for female employees. The regulatory change under Decree No 85 came into ...
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Understanding Vietnam's Recruiting Requirements - Vietnam Briefing News
By: Dezan Shira & Associates Editor: Anais Robin & Maxfield Brown Under previous versions of Vietnamese labor code, all foreign entities were ...
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Layoff Violations Under Vietnam's Updated Criminal Code - Vietnam Briefing News
By: Dezan Shira & Associates Recently implemented, an updated version of Vietnamese criminal code raises penalties for illegal termination of empl...