Nguyễn Thanh Thủy

For employers in Vietnam, the statutory basic salary is not simply a salary reference. It directly affects payroll compliance, compulsory insurance caps, and employer cost planning. As of the current regulatory framework, Vietnam’s statutory basic salary is VND 2,340,000 per month. Under the newer social insurance framework, this concept is also closely linked to the “reference amount”, which is used for several social insurance calculations. This article explains how the statutory basic...

If your company is preparing a Vietnam expansion project, the biggest risk is often not the market itself. It is getting the application sequence wrong. A project can make perfect commercial sense and still run into delays, clarification requests, or claim problems if the activity is loosely scoped, the quotation is weak, the vendor is engaged too early, or the supporting records are not prepared with the claim stage in mind. Enterprise Singapore’s MRA framework is clear that support depends...

For many Singapore businesses, the question behind MRA grant Vietnam incorporation is straightforward: can the grant help pay for company registration, legal setup, or licensing work in Vietnam? The short answer is yes, potentially — but only within the actual structure of the MRA scheme. Before allocating resources to a Vietnam expansion project, companies should first confirm their MRA grant eligibility, since not every business model or overseas activity falls within the current support...