Mineral exploration and mining activities are guided and governed by Government Decree No 158/2016/ND-CP (November 29, 2016), which elaborates on a number of provisions of the Law on Minerals.
The country''s index of industrial production (IIP) saw a year-on-year
increase of 5.4 per cent in the first nine months of the year,
signalling a promising sign in the economic slowdown.
Viet Nam should participate in the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard that
promotes transparency at the local level in the field of mineral
exploitation, according to a new report conducted by Adam Smith
International.