The Vietnamese central bank will soon revise its Circular 52 of 2018 with a view to improving the effectiveness of supervision and raising governance standards of the banking system.
This is a notable new provision under the 2025 Law Amending the Law on Credit Institutions (No. 96/2025/QH15), which takes effect from October 15, 2025.
The Employment Law 2025 (No. 74/2025/QH15), effective from January 1, 2026, retains the method of calculating unemployment allowance but introduces a maximum cap and revises the benefit duration.
Decree No. 189/2025/ND-CP of the Government detailing the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations regarding the competence to impose administrative penalties specifies the sanctioning competence of tax authorities.
The Government has issued Decree No. 189/2025/ND-CP detailing the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations regarding the competence to impose administrative penalties, which came into force on July 1, 2025.
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.
With the rapid expansion of e-commerce and the growing threat of digital fraud, the draft amended Law on E-Commerce seeks to clarify the responsibilities of e-commerce platforms and product endorsers to better protect consumers in the digital market.
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.
Coming into force on July 1 this year, the 2024 VAT Law marks a significant milestone in the modernization of the country’s tax system. This article provides insights into the key amendments introduced in the new Law compared to previous VAT regulations.
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