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.

The Government would be vested with the authority to determine reduction based on family circumstances for personal income taxpayers and their dependants in alignment with the country’s socio-economic development in each period.

The persistent existence of illegal racing, especially among youngsters, gives rise to many questions. Whether the penalties for street racers are not strict enough or are there any other reasons behind?

Vietnam has been able to determine, enforce and manage its waters, rights and interests at sea and define its territory in line with international law, which are recognized by the vast majority of States. It has laid a foundation for the Vietnamese Party and State to affirm the importance of marine economy as well as the determination to turn Vietnam into a strong, prosperous sea-based country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to speed up the eradication of the temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to speed up the eradication of the temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide.

The State Bank of Vietnam has recently unveiled a draft circular proposing five principles in merger and consolidation of credit institutions.

The Ministry of Construction has recently released the draft Law on Water Supply and Drainage so as to develop the country’s water supply and drainage systems and contribute to mitigating waterlogging in urban areas.

Personal data used for registering social media accounts or over-the-top (OTT) services would be neither allowed to be disclosed nor processed without the consent of data owners, according to the latest draft Law on Personal Data Protection recently released by the Ministry of Public Security.

As per Article 4.2 of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Circular 48/2018/TT-NHNN (Circular 48), on savings deposits, Vietnamese citizens may make Vietnam-dong savings deposits, while Vietnamese residents are entitled to open foreign-currency savings accounts.

The Government has recently adopted several mechanisms and policies to promote the development of solar power systems installed on roofs of people’s houses, public offices, industrial parks, cottage industry zones, export processing zones, hi-tech parks, economic zones, and production and trade facilities, provided they are legally built.

The law on wildlife rescue enhances the management and supervision of rescue activities, providing authorities with specific legal tools to address wildlife-related violations. It also improves the quality of rescue operations, ensures safety for rescue personnel, and minimizes negative impacts on wildlife.

On December 29, 2023, the Government issued Decree 95/2023/ND-CP (Decree 95) detailing a number of articles of the Belief and Region Law and outlining measures for its effective enforcement. This Decree replaces Decree 162/2017/ND-CP (Decree 162), which was issued on December 30, 2017.