Decree 181/2025/ND-CP, which came into force on July 1, stipulates specific conditions for input value-added tax (VAT) credit, including a requirement that purchases valued at VND 5 million and above must be made via non-cash payment methods.
The new decree, which took effect on July 8, 2025, revises the minimum production volume criteria for enterprises seeking to benefit from preferential import tariffs on automotive components under the preferential tariff program. This policy aims to support domestic vehicle manufacturers and assemblers, particularly those producing environmentally friendly models.
On July 8, 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued Official Dispatch No. 4832/BNV-CTL&BHXH providing guidance on the implementation of the salary regime and position-based allowances for officials, civil servants, and public employees following the reorganization of the administrative apparatus.
On July 7, 2025, Social Insurance Agency of Region XXXIII issued Official Dispatch No. 351/BHXH-QLT providing guidelines on social insurance contribution applicable to household business owners and managers of enterprises who are not salaried
Vietnam will have special and superior mechanisms and policies to encourage the attraction of capital, technologies, modern management methods, high-quality human resources, and infrastructure development to its first International Financial Center.
From the 2025–26 academic year, all public school students, from preschool to high school, will be exempt from tuition fees, according to Resolution 217/2025/QH15.
Decision No. 2353/QĐ-BTC, issued on July 3, 2025, promulgates new administrative procedures in the field of household business under the Ministry of Finance.
The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of 11 Laws on Military and National Defense, No. 98/2025/QH15, was passed by the National Assembly on June 27, 2025, and will take effect from July 1, 2025.
The draft decree guiding the Law Revising the Law on Vietnamese Nationality is expected to ease conditions for retaining foreign citizenship in naturalization and citizenship restoration cases.
To ensure legal continuity and clarity in the implementation of international agreements amid ongoing administrative reorganization, the Government has introduced new legal provisions to manage the transition of authority across various levels of state administration.
The Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Advertising 2025 (Law No. 75/2025/QH15), effective from January 1, 2026, clearly defines the categories of content that are not considered advertising.
On June 30, 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 61/2025/TT-BTC amending Clause 1 Article 4 of Circular No. 75/2013/TT-BTC dated June 4, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance detailing lottery business operation.
The Law amending a number of articles of eights laws concerning bidding; investment in the form of public-private partnership; customs; value-added tax; import duty and export duty; investment; public investment; and management and use of public property, is expected to enhance transparency and efficiency in related fields.
On June 18, 2025, the Ministry of Construction issued Official Dispatch No. 5323/BXD-CĐBVN regarding the implementation of Decree No. 119/2024/ND-CP on electronic payment for road traffic.
According to Circular No. 39/2025/TT-BCT, which takes effect on July 1, 2025, centralized promotion programs may apply a maximum promotional value of up to 100%.
his is stipulated in Circular No. 39/2025/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, prescribing the maximum value limit of goods and services used for sales promotion, issued on June 22, 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 17 directs all ministries and provincial-level authorities to ensure seamless and uninterrupted administrative services during the reorganizing of local administrative units and the implementation of the two-tier local government model.
Domestic and foreign e-commerce platform operators will have to deduct and pay taxes on sales from goods and services on behalf of households and individuals conducting business activities on the former’s platforms from July 1.
On June 19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh approved a master plan for implementing the recommendations accepted by Vietnam during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) conducted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees have been urged to intensify efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the new two-tier local administration model from July 1, according to Official Dispatch 92/CD-TTg.
By 2060, Ho Chi Minh City will establish itself as a global, civilized, modern, and compassionate city, with a development level comparable to that of major cities worldwide, according to Decision 1125/QD-TTg approving by the Prime Minister on June 11
The draft Railway Law proposes a comprehensive legal framework to attract investment capital from the private sector in modernizing the national railway system.
The Central Bank has released a draft circular to amend Circular 09/2023, which guides the implementation of the 2022 Law on Anti-Money Laundering. The proposed changes aim to enhance Vietnam’s legal framework in line with international standards, especially those set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has approved the master plan for national e-commerce development for the 2026 - 2030 period.
By providing a clearer legal framework and delegating more powers to both central and local authorities, the draft Law on the State of Emergency is expected to help ensure timely and effective action in the face of major threats to national security and social order and safety.
The Ministry of Finance has released a draft decree on the delineation of powers in the finance sector under the new two-tier local administration model, marking a critical step in Vietnam’s ongoing administrative reform.
On June 7, 2025, the Prime Minister issued Official Telegram No. 83/CD-TTg to further promote decentralization and delegation of powers and clarify competence across sectors and fields.
The content is stated in Official Dispatch No. 1629/CT-CĐS issued by the Tax Department regarding coordination with tax authorities in implementing e-invoices generated from cash registers for household businesses.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has issued Official Dispatch No. 4181/TLD-TC, providing guidance on the financial and asset management of trade unions in accordance with the Politburo's Conclusion No. 157-KL/TW, dated May 25, 2025, regarding the restructuring of organizational apparatuses and administrative units.
The Government leader on May 26 approved a scheme on training human resources for nuclear power development by 2035, which is designated to meet the human resources demand of the Ninh Thuan 1 and Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plants by 2030.
The Prime Minister has recently requested the Ministry of Construction to review construction-related administrative procedures, aiming to reduce administrative processing time, compliance costs, and business conditions by 30 percent by the end of 2025
A number of regulations concerning invoicing, securities, and foreign investment will become effective from June.
Under the Government's action plan to implement Politburo Resolution 68-NQ/TW, the Ministry of Finance and the State Bank of Vietnam will play a pivotal role in improving institutions and facilitating access to land and credit resources for the private economic sector.
As provided in Decree No. 104/2025/ND-CP of the Government detailing a number of articles and implementing measures of the Law on Notarization.
The National Assembly, with 429 out of 434 lawmakers in attendance voting in favor, on May 17 adopted Resolution 198/2025/QH15, introducing a range of supportive policies aimed at strengthening the private sector. These include measures to improve access to credit, facilitate land use, provide tax incentives, and ensure that economic relations are not subject to unwarranted criminalization. The Resolution officially took effect on the same day.
Decree No. 105/2025/ND-CP on detailing a number of articles and implementing measures of the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue and Salvage is issued by the Government on May 15, 2025 and takes effect on July 01, 2025
On May 13, the Prime Minister issued a directive urging the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), relevant ministries, and agencies to intensify efforts to effectively manage the gold market.
On May 17, 2025, the National Assembly officially issues the Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 on certain special mechanisms and policies for the development of the private sector.
On May 13, 2025, the Prime Minister issued Telegram No. 65/CD-TTg on launching a nationwide peak campaign to prevent and suppress smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights infringement.
This is the key content of Official Telegram No. 63/CD-TTg on strengthening discipline, enhancing responsibility, addressing shortcomings, and creating a favorable investment and business environment for enterprises, issued on May 12, 2025.
The draft Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly and Deputies to People’s Councils proposes shortening the timeline for electoral procedures to align with the two-tier local administration model.
From July 1, Vietnam will begin a two-year trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, credit scoring, and data sharing through open application programming interfaces.
As prescribed in Circular No. 02/2025/TT-NHNN dated April 29, 2025, on issuing certificates of deposit in Vietnam by credit institutions and foreign bank branches.
Party General Secretary To Lam has signed a resolution on the development of the private economic sector.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official telegram setting out detailed plans for a series of ground-breaking and inauguration ceremonies for major national projects together with a large-scale exhibition depicting Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements in celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025).
This is stipulated in Circular No. 02/2025/TT-NHNN dated April 29, 2025 on the issuance of Certificates of Deposit (CDs) in Vietnam by credit institutions and branches of foreign banks
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