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On 31 March 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 103/2026/ND-CP on outbound investment (“Decree 103”), replacing the relevant provisions of Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP (“Decree 31”). In line with the spirit of the Law on Investment 2025, Decree 103 introduces a number of “unprecedented” provisions demonstrating…

On 01 March 2026, the Law on Investment 2025 was promulgated and came into effect, introducing a number of new regulations and procedures aimed at simplifying administrative procedures and facilitating investment and business activities. (ATA Legal Services has published an article analyzing the notable…

On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly passed the Law on Tax Administration No. 108/2025/QH15 (“Law on Tax Administration 2025”), replacing the Law on Tax Administration No. 38/2019/QH14 (“Law on Tax Administration 2019”). In general, the Law on Tax Administration 2025 introduces new provisions…

The Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15 (“Investment Law 2025”) was passed by the National Assembly on 11 December 2025 and officially took effect on 01 March 2026, replacing Law on Investment No. 61/2020/QH14 (“Investment Law 2020”). However, as of now, the implementing regulations guiding the Investment…

On 23 January 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP (“Decree 37”) detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented. Decree 37 was promulgated to further complete the legal framework governing metrology and product…

On 31 December 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 374/2025/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Law on Employment 2025 (“Decree 374”), replacing Decree No. 28/2015/ND-CP (“Decree 28”).In general, Decree 374 inherits the core provisions of Decree 28 while supplementing several regulations…

On May 17, 2025, the National Assembly promulgated Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 on a number of special mechanisms and policies for the development of the private economic sector (“Resolution 198”), based on the spirit of Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW of the Politburo. ATA Legal Services has published an analysis…

The Corporate Income Tax Law 2025 (“CIT Law 2025”) was promulgated with a number of significant changes affecting corporate tax obligations, particularly in relation to tax rates, deductible expenses, and tax incentive mechanisms (ATA has published an update on the Corporate Income Tax Law 2025 at:…

On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly officially passed the Law on Investment 2025, replacing the current Law on Investment 2020, marking an important adjustment in the legal framework governing investment activities in Vietnam. Prior to this, ATA Legal Services had updated, analyzed, and provided…

On 11 November 2025, the Government submitted to the National Assembly the Draft Law on Investment (“Draft 2”) with several key adjustments compared to the Draft Law on Business Investment circulated for comments in September 2025 (“Draft 1”), as well as the current provisions of the Law on Investment…

On November 10, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 293/2025/ND-CP stipulating the minimum wage for employees working under labor contracts (“Decree 293”), replacing the previous Decree No. 74/2024/ND-CP (“Decree 74”). Accordingly, from January 1, 2026, the minimum wage applicable to employees working…

On October 27, 2025, the Minister of Finance issued Circular No. 99/2025/TT-BTC guiding the corporate accounting regime (“Circular 99”), which fully replaces Circular 200/2014/TT-BTC (“Circular 200”) and applies to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2026. Circular 99 marks an important shift…

On 14 October 2025, Decree No. 268/2025/NĐ-CP was promulgated, providing detailed guidance for certain provisions of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation concerning innovation; encouraging science, technology, and innovation activities within enterprises; recognition of innovation centers and…

On October 14, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 262/2025/NĐ-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of several provisions of the Law on Science, Technology, and Innovation regarding information, statistics, evaluation, digital transformation, and general matters (“Decree 262”). Below…

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 23 of the Law on the Capital 2024 (effective as of January 1, 2025), public science and technology organizations and public higher education institutions (“Public Science and Technology Institutions” or “Public STI”) are permitted to establish enterprises, contribute capital…