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Vietnam is moving to tighten oversight of its real estate market, improve transparency and address longstanding legal obstacles under a draft revised Law on Real Estate Business, which is expected to be passed by the National Assembly at its upcoming October session.

The Government’s newly issued plan aims to ensure the effective implementation of National Assembly Resolution 37/2026/QH16 across ministries, sectors and localities, with a view to protecting those who take courage in the public interest, while ensuring accountability for deliberate violations or policy abuse.

To achieve the goal of developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector, as outlined in Political Bureau Resolution 26-NQ/TW, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently released a draft resolution proposing specific mechanisms and policies to promote the sector’s development.

The Government has recently issued a decree amending regulations on the regulatory sandbox in the banking sector, particularly those specifying personnel conditions for participating businesses.

The resolution on national security strategy provides a broader approach to protecting national security for a period in which technological advance, economic interdependence and non-traditional security risks are increasingly interconnected.

The project is expected to help reform lawmaking and law enforcement, advance smart legal governance, promote a culture of legal compliance and make the law a national competitive advantage in the new era.

On October 8, 2026, the Customs Department issued Official Dispatch No. 22729/CHQ-PC on resolving difficulties and recommendations raised by associations and businesses.

Companies must ensure records and data truthfully reflect the substance of transactions and engage in dialogue early when complex issues arise. Tax authorities, in turn, need to publish policies, give clear guidance, enforce rules consistently, and deliver information in a timely manner.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed corporate income tax incentives for several categories of hi-tech enterprises and strategic technology enterprises, alongside more flexible requirements for non-cash payment documentation for certain transactions in disadvantaged areas.

The State Bank of Vietnam is proposing a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering supervision in the banking sector, aiming to strengthen regulatory oversight and make more effective use of supervisory resources amid increasingly sophisticated financial crimes.

The 2026 working programme of the Central Steering Committee for the National Target Programme on Drug Prevention and Control through 2030 aims to operationalise the duties and powers of the committee and define key tasks to be performed in the year.

The Prime Minister has signed a decision introducing the national cybersecurity architecture framework to standardise shared cybersecurity components, enhance the application of artificial intelligence and automation, and optimise investment in information security nationwide.

The proposal to abolish the death penalty for the illegal purchase and sale of narcotics remains under debate as lawmakers consider amendments to the Penal Code, with differing views over how far the scope of capital punishment should be narrowed.

The Urban Development Law is expected to unlock resources and enable Vietnamese cities to develop on the basis of productivity, technology and regional connectivity and become new growth poles of the economy.

Building, developing and operating a nuclear power plant over several decades requires more than choosing appropriate technology and constructing the facility. It requires a comprehensive legal framework, management capacity, nuclear safety and security, human resources and international cooperation.