Despite the legal framework mandating extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste recycling, many businesses in Vietnam remain unaware or fail to fully comply, prompting the government to promise strict penalties for violations.

The Ministry of Finance drafts a resolution to pilot digital asset issuance and trading, aiming to balance innovation with risk management.

The Ministry of Education and Training has officially announced the end of early admission, implementing a standardized admission timeline.

Decree No. 69/2025/ND-CP amends several provisions of Decree No. 01/2014/ND-CP regarding foreign investment in Vietnamese financial institutions. The changes specifically address purchase methods, ownership limits, and investor obligations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the Ministry of Public Security to work alongside ministries and sectors to finalise the development of specialised databases aimed at enhancing the quality of online public services.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has issued Circular 18, eliminating outdated fuel regulations, including state-controlled price regulation mechanisms. New reporting rules for fuel storage businesses aim to enhance market transparency.

The new regulations aim to enhance the quality and reputation of Vietnamese food products in international markets, as well as ensure a transparent and efficient process for food exporters to comply with regulatory requirements.

Vietnam’s draft data protection law will prohibit social media platforms from requiring ID card photos for verification. It also strengthens restrictions on unauthorized data collection and online surveillance.

The draft decree has significantly tightened three categories of administrative procedures and introduced some unreasonable regulations, potentially creating new bottlenecks for production and business operations, according to EuroCham.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister calls for economic breakthroughs, stronger public sector accountability, and investment acceleration to achieve 8% GDP growth in 2025.

Vietnam’s Decree No. 50 outlines how public assets will be handled after government mergers, separations, and dissolutions. Find out the key updates here.

HoREA has proposed allowing the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security to approve buyers for social housing projects, streamlining the process for military and police personnel.

With school-led tutoring reduced under new education policies, many Vietnamese parents are spending hundreds of dollars on private lessons to help their children prepare for exams.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has proposed that food supplement products only declare factual information, and not give recommendations or advertise functions and health benefits.

When the Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) Circular 29 on extra teaching was released, many people thought the regulation only applied to public schools, not private ones.

Vietnam’s government has introduced new criteria to identify and assist low-income workers, offering support to those earning $118 or less per month in urban areas.

These criteria assess the impact of foreign investment on economic development, considering factors such as capital, growth, operational performance, technology, tax contributions, spillover effects, and links to domestic enterprises.

General schools have followed the Ministry of Education and Training's (MOET) Circular 29 on private tutoring management that suspends all extra classes in and out of schools.

Though most students are rated good or excellent in Vietnam's educational system, they still attend extra classes outside school hours.

With Circular 29, which ends extra classes in schools, coming into effect, many schools are devising new solutions to aid parents in managing their children's after-school hours.