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A number of amendments are contained within the draft revised Law on Housing, including rules on homeownership by foreign organizations and individuals.

At a recent conference in northern Bac Ninh city, discussions focused on how the city’s growing FDI inflows and foreign workforce are driving up demand for both housing and homeownership and how this can be addressed.

Decree No. 219 adds a new category of work permit exemptions, which applies to foreign workers who are certified by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, or provincial-level People's Committees to work in Vietnam in specific fields.

Foreign organizations and individuals are permitted to own up to 250 separate houses in each project developed by Vinhomes in northern Hung Yen province.

Procedures to be streamlined to facilitate business operations.

Foreigners bought some 16,000 houses from 2015 to 2020.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh told a meeting of the Steering Committee reviewing the implementation of the Land Law and developing a project to amend the Land Law that the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, National Defense, and Public Security have been asked to further study regulations on granting land access to foreign organizations and individuals.

The Ministry of Finance has released new guidelines on prize-winning electronic gaming businesses of foreigners.

Businesses operating in Vietnam are paying foreign candidates very high salaries, from $8,500 to $34,000 a month. According to investors, Vietnam remains a destination of interest, where they can diversify production areas, reduce risks, and strengthen supply chains. The country’s labor market also boasts potential, with a skilled workforce and reasonable labor costs.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi has presented gifts to 270 foreigners living, studying, or working in Hanoi and facing difficulties due to Covid-19. The total value is VND229.6 million ($13,120).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested that vehicles used to transfer passengers to and from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport be considered “green lane” means of transport, which are prioritized to operate in special lanes into Covid-19 prevention and control areas. It has also suggested that there be written instructions for Vietnamese citizens wanting to return to Vietnam as well as guidelines for airlines carrying passengers from Vietnam to international destinations, so they will not be forced to return to the country.