Compared to its 2012 version, the revised Law on Trade Unions adds a provision on the rights of foreign employees who have foreign citizenships and currently working in Vietnam, and organizations of employees at enterprises to join the Vietnamese Trade Union.

By 2045, Hanoi will become a smart and ecological city, a financial, service, science-technology and human resource training hub, and a venue for major political, economic, cultural and scientific events in Asia and globally.

The comprehensive plan for urban and rural systems for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 has been promulgated under the Prime Minister’s decision.

The comprehensive plan for urban and rural systems for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 has been promulgated under the Prime Minister’s decision.

The cabinet plans to slash the civil service workforce by at least 20 percent in order to streamline the state apparatus and maintain the quality of services.

Businesses engaged in semiconductor and AI research and development (R&D) projects will receive support of up to 50 percent of initial investment costs if meeting requirements specified in Decree 182 dated December 31, 2024.

The Government has recently decided to extend a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) for the next six months, starting from January 1 this year.

The Government has recently decided to extend a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) for the next six months, starting from January 1 this year.

The presumption of innocence is universally recognized as a cornerstone of criminal procedure law, representing a significant achievement in the protection of human rights within legal systems worldwide.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has released a draft decree revising Decree 155 of 2020 with numerous provisions regarding foreign ownership limits in public companies, a move which is expected to remove the current bottleneck for foreign investors to join and contribute to the sustainable upgrading of Vietnam’s stock market.

The Law on Urban and Rural Planning, passed in November 2024, will come into force on July 1, 2025, and replace the 2009 Law on Urban Planning.

Foreign investors in offshore wind power projects in Vietnam would be required to have implemented at least one offshore wind power project of an equivalent scale in either Vietnam or other countries.

From July 1, foreign suppliers without permanent establishments in Vietnam that sell goods or provide services to the country via e-commerce channels or other digital platforms will be liable to value-added tax (VAT), according to the 2024 VAT Law.

About VND 130 trillion (USD 5.1 billion) is needed to implement policies and regimes for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers as part of the scheme to streamline the political system’s organizational apparatus, the Ministry of Home Affairs has projected.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to continue implementing relevant directives of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, National Assembly and Government to prevent fires, explosions at high-risk places prior to the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.

The 2024 Public Investment Law, which will come into force on January 1 next year, allows competent authorities to decide whether or not to separate the content on compensation, support, resettlement and ground clearance into an independent component project when they approve investment policy for national important projects, and group-A, group-B, and group-C projects.

The 2024 Public Investment Law, which will come into force on January 1 next year, allows competent authorities to decide whether or not to separate the content on compensation, support, resettlement and ground clearance into an independent component project when they approve investment policy for national important projects, and group-A, group-B, and group-C projects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, agencies, provinces and cities to exert their efforts to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of at least 8 percent next year, higher than the National Assembly’s target at 6.5-percent.

Vietnam will establish and expand 27 marine protected areas covering over 442,230 hectares in order to raise the total area of marine protected zones to almost 0.5 percent of the country's natural marine area by 2030.

From January 1, 2025, foreign tourists can bring a variety of motor vehicles into Vietnam, including passenger cars, whether right-hand or left-hand drive, capable of carrying up to eight passengers (excluding the driver), mobile home vehicles, and two-wheeled motorcycles.