Decree 225/2025/ND-CP of the Government, issued on August 15, 2025, has amended and supplemented several provisions of decrees related to the Law on Bidding, particularly the regulations on investor designation.
The Government has recently introduced new incentives in support of innovative startups, individual contractors and innovative and hi-tech products of Vietnamese origin, and specifies conditions for products to benefit from these incentives.
The Ministry of Finance is gathering feedback on a draft tax administration law to replace the 2019 Law on Tax Administration, as part of a comprehensive overhaul in line with the Politburo’s directions.
Decision No. 2866/QD-NHNN of the State Bank of Vietnam dated July 22, 2025 prescribes the maximum outstanding loan balance for a borrower under peer-to-peer (P2P) lending solutions in the regulatory sandbox.
Provided in Decree No. 222/2025/ND-CP on teaching and learning in foreign languages at educational institutions, which takes effect from September 25, 2025.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has suggested six types of commodity exchanges for the planned International Financial Center, covering both traditional goods markets and emerging financial and commercial products, under a draft decree now open for public comment.
The draft decree detailing the Commercial Law and the Law on Foreign Trade Management allows provincial-level People’s Committees to continue licensing and supervising foreign-invested enterprises’ trading activities, while removing the requirement to seek approval from the MOIT and other ministries.
This content is stated in Resolution No. 230/NQ-CP on the July 2025 regular Government meeting and the online conference with localities, promulgated on August 10, 2025.
Citizens from 12 countries will be granted visa-free entry for stays of up to 45 days in Vietnam for tourism purposes, regardless of their passport types.
Under the draft decree on casino business currently open for public feedback, the Ministry of Finance suggests ticket prices of VND 2.5 million (USD 95.32) per day or VND 50 million (USD 1,906) per month for Vietnamese players.
The Ministry of Finance has proposed five penalty levels for failing to issue invoices, with fines of VND 1 million-80 million (USD 39-3,000) based on the severity and number of violations, according to the latest draft decree revising Decree 125 of 2020.
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