Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang has signed a decision approving a comprehensive reform plan for Vietnam's financial market, laying the groundwork for a modern, integrated financial system to support high and sustained economic growth through 2045.
This is one of the notable provisions introduced in Decree No. 288/2026/ND-CP, which amends and supplements several provisions of Decree No. 122/2021/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations in the planning and investment sector.
On July 21, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 291/2026/ND-CP, amending and supplementing several provisions of Decree No. 125/2020/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations related to tax and invoices.
Issued on July 24, Resolution No. 66.23/2026/NQ-CP amends and supplements a number of provisions in the 2022 Law on Anti-Money Laundering and related guiding documents. The revisions focus on key areas, including the definition of beneficial ownership, verification of customer information, transparency of legal arrangements, risk-based customer classification and the frequency of updating customer information.
A key proposal is to introduce a mechanism to regulate windfall gains from differences in land values, while imposing high taxes on vacant land and property transactions conducted within a short period.
LuatVietnam has updated Decree No. 296/2026/ND-CP, which amends and supplements Decree No. 168/2025/ND-CP on enterprise registration. The Decree was promulgated and took effect on July 23, 2026.
Hanoi has recently launched a series of initiatives to realise its vision of becoming a "Civilised – Distinctive – Creative" capital, where culture and innovation serve as key growth engines. Among the most notable are the creative infrastructure development programme and the 2026 creative space design competition, which encourage architects, designers and creative communities to revitalise former industrial sites, relocated facilities, traditional craft villages, parks, squares and other public spaces through innovative yet practical design solutions.
Foreign investors that commit to transferring technology to Vietnamese investors or partners will be eligible for a 2-per-cent preference in bid evaluation under a newly issued government decree.
Decree No. 293/2026/ND-CP dated July 23, 2026 stipulates the authority, procedures, and processes for issuing Apostille certifications to Vietnamese public documents; the receipt and use in Vietnam of public documents certified by Apostille member states; the verification of such certifications and state management of the implementation of the convention.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has introduced Circular 84/2026/TT-BTC, specifying value-added tax (VAT) refunds for goods purchased in Vietnam by foreigners and overseas Vietnamese upon their departure.
The Ministry of Health has proposed a major overhaul of the 2010 Law on Food Safety, introducing four policy groups covering risk control-based management across the food supply chain, reform of food product management towards post-market control, building of a national food safety database, and tighter oversight of street food and institutional catering services.
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