Law Decree tightens corporate bond issuers’ responsibilities The Government has tightened the responsibilities of issuers of privately placed corporate bonds, requiring them to separately monitor and manage bond proceeds, disclose capital-use purposes, and take responsibility for debt repayment and investor-related disputes. 06/20/2026 14:43 | Vietnam Law Draft strategy targets modern, sustainable press agencies in digital era 06/19/2026 10:55 | Vietnam Law Vietnam serves as key gateway for Russia’s engagement with ASEAN: Russian minister 06/17/2026 23:07 | Vietnam Law Many incentives proposed for cultural heritage cities 06/17/2026 10:19 | Vietnam Law 1 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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. 8 Vietnam Law | 12/28/2022 11:28 Official Gazette issues Nos 101-104/2022, issued on December 26, 2022 9 Vietnam Law | 12/21/2022 10:03 Official Gazette issues Nos 97-100/2022, published on December 16, 2022 10 Vietnam Law | 12/12/2022 16:06 Official Gazette issues Nos 93-96/2022, issued on December 02, 2022 11 Vietnam Law | 12/12/2022 14:41 Official Gazette issues Nos 89-92/2022, published on November 24, 2022 12 Vietnam Law | 11/24/2022 17:41 Official Gazette issues Nos 85-88/2022, issued on November 8, 2022 13 Vietnam Law | 11/24/2022 15:21 Official Gazette issues Nos 79-84/2022, available on October 31, 2022 14 Vietnam Law | 11/15/2022 09:24 Official Gazette issues Nos 76-78/2022, available on October 24, 2022 15 Vietnam Law | 11/15/2022 09:15 Official Gazette issues Nos 73-75/2022, released on October 20, 2022 16 Vietnam Law | 10/10/2022 17:19 Official Gazette issues Nos 70-72/2022, coming out on October 04, 2022 17 Vietnam Law | 10/07/2022 11:29 Official Gazette issues Nos 66-69/2022, published on September 26, 2022 18 Vietnam Law | 09/23/2022 16:58 Official Gazette issues Nos 61-65/2022, published on September 14, 2022 19 Vietnam Law | 09/13/2022 15:23 Official Gazette issues Nos 57-60/2022, issued on August 30, 2022 20 Vietnam Law | 08/24/2022 09:08 Official Gazette issues Nos 53-56/2022, available on August 23, 2022 40 41 42 43 44