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On August 15, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 226/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees detailing the implementation of the Land Law (“Decree 226”). In general, Decree 226 amends and supplements the provisions in the direction of interpreting and clarifying…

On August 7, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam (“Decree 219”). The Decree introduces many new changes regarding the issuance of work permits for foreign workers in Vietnam compared to Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP and Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP.…

On August 4, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 214/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 214”) guiding the implementation of the Law on Bidding 2023 (as amended and supplemented in 2024 and 2025) on contractor selection, replacing Decree No. 24/2024/ND-CP (“Decree 24”). Basically, Decree 214 inherits the provisions…

On June 26, 2025, the National Assembly passed the Personal Data Protection Law No. 91/2025/QH15, effective from January 1, 2026 (“PDPL”), marking a significant milestone in safeguarding personal information and promoting the digital economy. For the first time, regulations on personal data protection…

On June 25, 2025, the National Assembly passed the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Bidding, the Law on Investment in the form of public-private partnership, the Law on Customs, the Law on Value Added Tax, the Law on Export Tax, Import Tax, the Law on Investment, the Law on…

To support businesses and individuals, on June 30, 2025, the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 204/2025/QH15 on the policy of reducing value-added tax (VAT) for certain groups of goods and services (“Resolution 204”). Accordingly, the Government promulgated Decree No. 174/2025/ND-CP detailing…

On June 29, 2024, the National Assembly passed the 2024 Social Insurance Law, replacing the 2014 Social Insurance Law. Subsequently, on June 25, 2025, the Government issued Decree No. 159/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 159”), detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the 2024 Social Insurance…

The Law on Social Insurance 2024 (“the Law on SI 2024”) was passed on June 29, 2024, and will officially come into force on July 1, 2025. Before its effective date, on June 25, 2025, the Government issued Decree 158/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 158”) to guide the implementation of compulsory social insurance.…

On June 24, 2025, the National Assembly promulgated Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 (“Resolution 206”) on a special mechanism for addressing legal difficulties and obstacles. Under this Resolution, the National Assembly authorizes the National Assembly Standing Committee ("NASC") and the Government to…

On June 17, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam officially passed the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of the Law on Enterprises. This is a necessary step and an important foundation to promote the development of enterprises in the new era. Recently, the Hanoi Radio and Television…

In order to accelerate the implementation of environmental protection commitments, on 09 June 2025, the Government promulgated Decree No. 119/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 119”) amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 06/2022/ND-CP (“Decree 06”) on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction…

In recent years, the State has issued numerous specific policies and regulations to promote the supply of social housing as one of the top-priority solutions for addressing the housing needs of the people. On May 29, 2025, the National Assembly adopted Resolution No. 201/2025/QH15 on the pilot implementation…

On April 30, 2025, the Politburo of the Central Committee issued Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW on innovating law-making and law enforcement to meet the country's development demands in the new era (“Resolution 66”), marking a significant milestone in legal institutional reform. Resolution 66 sets forth a…

Based on Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the development of the private economy (“Resolution 68”), on May 17, 2025, the National Assembly adopted Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 on several special mechanisms and policies for the development of the private economy (“Resolution 198”). Accordingly,…

Decree No. 70/2025/ND-CP will come into effect on June 1, 2025. Accordingly, enterprises and organizations engaged in the sale of goods or provision of services—including direct sales and services to consumers (e.g., shopping centers; supermarkets; retail sales (excluding automobiles, motorcycles, and…