Law MOF expects to improve stock market transparency The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Circular 69, amending and supplementing several articles of Circular 57 of 2021, providing the roadmap of restructuring the stock trading market, bond trading market, derivatives trading market, and trading market for other types of securities. 11/25/2023 20:00 | Vietnam Law NA resolution sets a target of 6-6.5 percent GDP growth in 2024 11/25/2023 07:48 | Vietnam Law New Law on Price 11/17/2023 10:09 | Vietnam Law Bio-tech development and application intensified 11/17/2023 09:00 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam Law | 10/01/2023 10:22 New rule rolled out to develop open educational resources for higher education By 2026, Vietnam will build and put into operation a portal of open educational resources, providing learning, teaching, and research materials for learners, officials, lecturers of higher education institutions and those who need to update higher education knowledge, according to Decision 1117/QD-TTg. 2 Vietnam Law | 09/26/2023 00:00 Protection of book copyright in cyberspace Books constitute a type of works eligible for copyright protection under Article 14 of the 2005 Intellectual Property Law. From the commercial aspect, book copyright is an essential input element of publishing activities. Article 21 of the 2012 Publication Law stipulates: “The publication of works and documents and republication of published matters may only be carried out when written permission of authors or copyright holders is obtained in accordance with law.”. 3 Vietnam Law | 09/24/2023 08:11 Vietnam to apply regulatory sandbox for development of circular economy A regulatory sandbox for development of circular economy would be soon adopted for application in four potential fields, namely agriculture, forestry and aquaculture; industry; energy; and construction materials. 4 Vietnam Law | 09/23/2023 14:21 Stiffer fines to be imposed on violations in insurance sector The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently proposed raising fine levels for a lot of insurance-related violations, according to a draft decree revising the decrees concerning the sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of insurance business and lottery business, including Decree 98 of 2013, Decree 48 of 2018, Decree No. 80 of 2019, and Decree 102 of 2021. 5 Vietnam Law | 08/24/2023 15:00 Working party formed to review legal documents A working party will be formed for reviewing the current system of legal documents under Prime Minister Decision 945/QD-TTg dated August 11. 6 Vietnam Law | 08/15/2023 20:00 Vietnam to grant e-visas to all foreign arrivals From August 15, Vietnam will issue electronic visas (e-visas) to citizens of all countries and territories around the world. 7 Vietnam Law | 07/08/2023 14:00 Relaxed conditions for recognition of foreign diplomas proposed Diplomas granted by foreign education institutions would be recognized for use in Vietnam if meeting one of three conditions provided in a draft decree designed by the Ministry of Education and Training to replace Circular 13 of 2021. 8 Vietnam Law | 07/08/2023 10:00 Incentives for investment in self-consumption rooftop solar power The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a draft to the Government for approval of a mechanism to promote the development of self-consumption rooftop solar power systems. 9 Vietnam Law | 07/01/2023 10:17 VAT is cut by 2 percent from July 1 The Government on June 30 issued Decree 44, approving the application of 8-percent value added tax rate for a number of goods and services. 10 Vietnam Law | 05/27/2023 17:14 Plan for comprehensive development of transportation in Central Highlands rolled out More investment should be prioritized for air and rail transport in order to ease pressure on road transport in the Central Highlands, according to Plan 4998 recently released by the Ministry of Transport. 11 Vietnam Law | 04/20/2023 17:00 Personal data to be better protected Organizations and individuals involved in processing personal data will be responsible for protecting such data, according to a decree recently issued by the Government. 12 Vietnam Law | 04/19/2023 09:00 Government to slash VAT from 10 percent to 8 percent The Government agreed in principle to reduce the value added tax (VAT) by 2 percent to 8 percent, according to a document sent from the Government Office to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on April 17. 13 Vietnam Law | 01/02/2023 09:49 Ordinance on Administrative Sanctioning of Acts Obstructing Proceedings The Ordinance on Administrative Sanctioning of Acts Obstructing Proceedings , which was passed on August 18, 2022, by the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly, aims to create an adequate legal framework for administrative sanctioning of acts obstructing proceedings. 14 Vietnam Law | 12/28/2022 11:28 Official Gazette issues Nos 101-104/2022, issued on December 26, 2022 15 Vietnam Law | 12/21/2022 10:03 Official Gazette issues Nos 97-100/2022, published on December 16, 2022 16 Vietnam Law | 12/12/2022 16:06 Official Gazette issues Nos 93-96/2022, issued on December 02, 2022 17 Vietnam Law | 12/12/2022 14:41 Official Gazette issues Nos 89-92/2022, published on November 24, 2022 18 Vietnam Law | 11/24/2022 17:41 Official Gazette issues Nos 85-88/2022, issued on November 8, 2022 19 Vietnam Law | 11/24/2022 15:21 Official Gazette issues Nos 79-84/2022, available on October 31, 2022 20 Vietnam Law | 11/15/2022 09:24 Official Gazette issues Nos 76-78/2022, available on October 24, 2022 1 2 3 4 5