Vietnam Legal

On 19 August 2026, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 330/2026/NĐ-CP establishing administrative penalties for violations in the fields of cybersecurity and personal data protection(“Decree 330”)

On July 29, 2026 the Ministry of Health of Vietnam (MOH) issued Circular No. 32/2026/TT-BYT on registration of drugs and medicinal ingredients (“Circular 32”)

On July 23, 2026, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 293/2026/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Hague Convention of 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention). This Decree takes effect from September 11, 2026.

Vietnam's accession to the Hague Apostille Convention will take effect as from 11 September 2026

On 16 July 2026 the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 284/2026/ND-CP on penalties for violations related to the crypto asset market

On July 23, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 296/2026/ND-CP on enterprise registration

On 16 June 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed Law No. 75/2025/QH15 on amendments of and supplements to a number of articles of the 2012 Advertising Law

1 July 2025 (the “Amended Law”)

On 26 June 2025 the of Vietnam passed the Personal Data Protection Law, the first law on this subject in Vietnam

As from 1 July 2025 all administrative procedures in Vietnam will be both online and offline, will be carried out only via e-ID accounts on the VNeID platform.

With the view to promote innovation and modernize banking, on April 29, 2025, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP on a controlled sandbox for innovative fintech solutions in the banking sector (“Decree 94”) which will take effect as from 1 July 2025.

On May 16, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Vietnam issued Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BYT on registration of drugs and drug materials (“Circular 12”) which will come into effect on 1st July 2025.