On March 20, 2026, the Office of the Government issued Notice No. 141/TB-VPCP stating the conclusions of the Permanent Government members on addressing difficulties and inadequacies of Decree No. 46/2026/ND-CP and Resolution No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP on food safety.
Party General Secretary To Lam on March 17 signed Resolution 02-NQ/TW issued by the Politburo on building and developing Hanoi in the new era, setting out long-term strategic orientations and development targets for the capital.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has recently introduced a plan to implement the task of developing, operating, and managing a food traceability system under the its management, aiming to ensure seamless supervision from importation, production and processing to packaging, circulation, distribution and consumption.
Vietnam is set to internationalise its Vietnamese language proficiency assessment system, as a new regulation effective from April 15 allows a wider range of entities to jointly organise such exams, including overseas.
On March 12, 2026, the Minister of Finance issued Circular No. 20/2026/TT-BTC detailing the Law on Corporate Income Tax and Decree No. 320/2025/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Law on Corporate Income Tax.
As housing prices continue to outpace income growth, a draft Resolution on development of reasonably priced commercial housing is expected to stimulate house supply and make house prices more affordable for urban residents with genuine housing needs, particularly those with middle and upper-middle income.
On March 17, 2026, the Minister of Finance issued Circular No. 21/2026/TT-BTC amending and supplementing several articles of Circular No. 80/2021/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Tax Administration and Decree No. 126/2020/ND-CP detailing several articles of the Law on Tax Administration.
According to a Plan to implement the Law on Artificial Intelligence issued under Prime Minister Decision 367/QD-TTg, the national strategy on artificial intelligence will be issued soon. Following its issuance, the strategy shall be reviewed, evaluated and updated at least once every three years or adjusted upon significant fluctuations in technology and the market.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has introduced a new code of conduct for cultural behaviour in the digital environment, designed to promote a safe, respectful and healthy online space while encouraging the spread of positive and creative content reflecting national cultural identity.
This target was set by the Prime Minister in the Scheme on "Digital transformation for medium and small-size enterprises for the 2026–2030 period," approved under Decision No. 433/QD-TTg issued on March 16, 2026.
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.
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