Vietnam Legal

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.

On January 24, 2025, the Prime Minister of Vietnam issued Decision No. 232/QD-TTg provides for the establishment of a carbon market in Vietnam

On March 3, 2025, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 57/2025/ND-CP providing for direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) between renewable energy generators and large electricity consumers (“Decree 57”)

The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam is drafting a Decree on Tax Administration for E-Commerce and Digital Platforms (the “Draft”)

On 7 March 2025 the Government of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 44/NQ-CP on exemption of visa to citizens of 12 countries

To settle difficulties and obstacles related to real estate projects in some big provinces/cities, on 20 February 2025 the National Assembly of Vietnam issued Resolution170/2024/QH15.

On 31 December 2024, the Vietnam Government issued Decree 182/2024/NÐ-CP (“Decree 182”) on the establishment, management and use of the Investment Support Fund (ISF) to implement the supporting policy to R&D investment projects.