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A draft circular proposes increasing the threshold to VND 400 million for loans issued by credit institutions and VND 200 million for those provided by people’s credit funds.

Rising tensions in the Middle East, particularly the conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran, have significantly affected the global energy market, especially shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz – a strategic route for transporting crude oil from the region.

The Prime Minister on March 6 issued a decision establishing the Central Civil Defence Fund and its operating regulations, assigning it to the Ministry of National Defence for management.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has signed Decision 380/QD-TTg approving a project to develop and annually publicise minimum living standards as a basis for determining social policy benchmarks.

A database on technologies and technology transfer activities will be developed based on the National Science, Technology and Innovation Management Platform to promote the provision of information on technologies and technology transfer activities in the electronic environment.

From April 1, foreigners subject to deportation will be allowed to take their lawful assets out of Vietnam and lodge complaints or denunciations in accordance with law, says Decree 59/2026/ND-CP.

The Law on Artificial Intelligence 2025 No. 134/2025/QH15, passed on December 10, 2025, and effective from March 1, 2026, clearly sets out prohibited acts in the field of artificial intelligence.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed maximum administrative fines of VND 100 million for individuals and VND 200 million for organisations that violate regulations on control of fake news and false information.

From March 2026, a series of new decrees and circulars will introduce electronic identification codes for real estate, strengthen transparency requirements for charitable funds, tighten administrative sanctions, and impose stricter compliance obligations in the banking sector.

Being one of the first countries in the world to enact a specialised law on artificial intelligence, Vietnam affirms its determination to establish a unified legal framework for the development, application and governance of artificial intelligence in order to protect human beings, promote innovation, and build a self-reliant, secure and human-centred digital future.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has signed a decision approving the programme to ensure the nationwide replacement fertility level through 2030.

Products are already making their way into the US market, but this is not merely a story of applying new technology in practice, but a gradual process of mastering core details and affirming international capabilities in the UAV industry, one of Vietnam’s strategic high-tech sectors.

As of March 1, six laws come into force, including the Law on Artificial Intelligence, the Law on Oversight Activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils, the Law on Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy, the Law on Investment, the Law on Planning and the Law on Protection of State Secrets.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on February 25 signed Decision 336/QD-TTg, approving a programme on supporting student entrepreneurship for the 2026-35 period.

An artificial intelligence system would be classified as a high-risk one not based on technology, algorithms or models it applies, but on potential impacts of its outputs on the right to life, the right to privacy, the right to access to healthcare, education, and essential services, as well as personal freedoms.