Navigating Work Passes for Foreign Workers in Singapore
Singapore has updated its work pass policies for 2025, including higher salary thresholds, levy changes, and COMPASS scoring. Compare Employment Pass, S Pass, and Work Permit requirements to better plan hiring foreign employees in Singapore.
MOF Calls for Further Changes to the Investment Law:Streamlining Vietnamese Investment
The Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments to Vietnam’s Investment Law, including streamlined approvals, equal treatment for foreign investors, and simplified outward investment rules. Learn how these reforms could reshape investment in Vietnam.
Vietnam Environmental Protection Tax & Recycling Obligations
Vietnam’s environmental protection framework has now reached full implementation, and producers and importers must meet significant new recycling and waste treatment obligations. These responsibilities are not simply a regulatory burden, they are central to building sustainable growth, compliance credibility, and long-term brand reputation.
The End of Paper: Online Filing in Vietnam from 1 October 2025
Vietnam’s government has made the decision that by 1 October 2025 online filing will be the default for most public services, which is a fundamental redesign of how businesses and individuals interact with the State. From license applications to identify verification, the announcements formalized in Notice No. 408/TB-VPCP will change Vietnam.
Work Permits in Vietnam for 2025: Changes from Decree 219/2025/ND-CP
The Government of Vietnam has promulgated Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 219”), effective from 7 August 2025, bringing significant changes in the work permit issuance process and regulations related to foreign workers in Vietnam. Read further details on what this means in practice for businesses and foreign individuals in Vietnam.
Post Establishment Obligations for a Company in Vietnam
Understand Vietnam’s obligations and requirements once a company is established in Vietnam. Download our PDF checklist detailing registrations, filings andpayments that are required to be undertaken with specific agencies and under required timelines.
Guide to Establishing a Company in Vietnam
Step-by-step guide to setting up and incorporating a foreign-owned company in Vietnam. Learn about IRC, ERC, compliance, and post-establishment obligations with Alitium. Company formation in Vietnam follows a specific process, and this guide assist with understand the appropriate steps.
The Chief Accountant in Vietnam: Clarifying Compliance and Oversight
The Chief Accountant (CA) holds a legally mandated and strategically significant position within Vietnamese enterprises. Beyond responsibility for managing daily bookkeeping, the CA plays a pivotal role in ensuring statutory compliance under the Law on Accounting No. 88/2015/QH13 and related guidance, while also contributing to broader financial oversight and business strategy.
Human Resources in Vietnam: An overview for foreign investors
Alitium’s 2025 Human Resources Overview provides a clear guide to HR & employing in Vietnam. Covering contracts, terms, probation, salaries, insurances and obligations, this guide is a practical handbook for employers and those starting a business in Vietnam. With calculations and terminologies explained. it also looks at termination and ending employment relationships.
Accounting in Vietnam: An Overview
This 2025 publication looks at accounting obligations, requirements and practices in Vietnam. Looking at the structure behind VAS, the intersection with IFRS, and the integration of VAS in the tax system.