On July 22, 2025, the Bac Ninh Tax Department issued Official Dispatch No. 915/BNI-QLDN1 providing guidance on determining taxable personal income (PIT) for mid-shift meal allowances.
This content is provided in the 2025 Law Amending the Law on Credit Institutions (Law No. 96/2025/QH15), which takes effect on October 15, 2025.
The 2025 Law on Employment, promulgated on May 20, 2025, and effective from January 1, 2026, provides specific regulations on the conditions for enterprises to be granted employment service operation licenses.
The 2025 Law Amending the Law on Credit Institutions, No. 96/2025/QH15, which takes effect on October 15, 2025, adds new provisions on the distraint of collateral assets.
Regional minimum wages are set to rise by VND 250,000–350,000 per month starting January 1, 2026, under a draft decree from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Crucially, the proposed increase comes with a mandate that enterprises must not reduce existing allowances, overtime pay, or other employee benefits.
As of July 1, 2025, Decree 191/2025/ND-CP is the new guiding document for naturalization in Vietnam. It specifies conditions to be naturalized in Vietnam and cases where certain requirements are waived.
From July 1, 2025, under Law No. 86/2025/QH15, amendments to Article 317 of the Penal Code introduce significantly tougher penalties for violations of food safety regulations
Decree No. 210/2025/ND-CP amending Decree No. 38/2018 on investment for startups was promulgated on July 21, 2025.
The Ministry of Finance is collecting feedback on a draft decree proposing CIT exemptions for 14 income categories, including earnings from agricultural production in extremely difficult areas, scientific research, and issuance of green bonds, incomes of enterprises employing vulnerable groups, among others.
The Ministry of Public Security has proposed a special long-term visa exemption scheme of up to five years for selection of high-profile foreigners, including top scientists, corporate executives, global influencers and Olympic medalists.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 4 signed Decision 21/2025/QD-TTg, officially introducing criteria for investment projects to be certified as part of the green taxonomy.
Decree No. 173/2025/ND-CP on contracts for performing civil servant tasks, issued on June 30, 2025, specifies cases where no such agreements shall be signed.
This provision is stipulated in the Law Amending and Supplementing the Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Law on Trade Unions, the Law on Youth, and the Law on Grassroots Democracy 2025, No. 97/2025/QH15.
As provided in Decree No. 168/2025/ND-CP on enterprise registration, which replaces Decree No. 01/2021/ND-CP and takes effect from July 1, 2025:
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently released a draft decree revising Decree 15/2018/ND-CP, with stricter regulations on food safety management. The move seeks to tackle current legal loopholes in management of the functional food market.
This is one of the key provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection 2025, No. 91/2025/QH15, passed by the National Assembly on June 26, 2025, and effective from January 01, 2026.
The Law on Special Consumption Tax of the National Assembly, No. 66/2025/QH15, increases the special consumption tax on alcohol, beer, and tobacco from the effective date of the Law, January 1, 2026.
his is provided in the Law on Enterprise Income Tax 2025, No. 67/2025/QH15, passed by the National Assembly on June 14, 2025 and taking effect on October 1, 2025.
The Law No. 66/2025/QH15 on Special Consumption Tax is passed by the National Assembly on June 14, 2025, and will take effect from January 1, 2026.
The State Budget Law, No. 89/2025/QH15, was passed by the National Assembly on June 25, 2025, and will take effect on January 1, 2026.
The Hanoi Innovation Center is expected to help concentrate resources and create breakthroughs for rapid and sustainable growth.
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