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Can unmarried parents register child’s birth in Vietnam?
According to Article 30.1 of the 2015 Civil Code, every individual has the right to birth registration from the moment of birth. Marriage is not a legal prerequisite for this process.
Draft decree proposes 14 categories of CIT-exempt income
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.
Five-year visa exemption considered for global talents, including top scientists, executives, artists
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.
Criteria for green investment projects introduced
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.
Cases in which no contract for performing civil servant tasks shall be signed from July 1, 2025
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.
Vietnam General Confederation of Labour to represent employees from July 2025
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.
Business registration authorities in operation from July 1, 2025
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:
Stricter measures proposed to combat substandard, counterfeit food and health supplement products
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.
Social media platforms must not eavesdrop or read users’ messages without consent
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.
Excise tax on alcohol, beer, and tobacco to increase from 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.
From October 2025: Shorter tax exemption for new technology product sales
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.
Law on Special Consumption Tax 2025 promulgated
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.
Law on State Budget No. 89/2025/QH15 is officially adopted
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.
Hanoi to establish innovation center as joint stock company to drive tech-led growth
The Hanoi Innovation Center is expected to help concentrate resources and create breakthroughs for rapid and sustainable growth.
New decree specifies conditions for input VAT credit
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.
