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VIETNAM’S NEW INVESTMENT LAW 2025: WHAT INVESTORS NEED TO KNOW

The Investment Law No. 143/2025/QH15 (“Investment Law 2025”) was passed by the National Assembly on...

13 March, 2026
FRESH RANGE OF OFFSHORE LOAN RULES – VIETNAM

Working on cross-border lending into Vietnam, parties are probably familiar with the pain, stacks of...

23 February, 2026
OPERATIONAL COMPLIANCE FOR FIES IN VIETNAM’S GOLD TRADING BUSINESS

Vietnam’s gold market has long been characterized by a strict regulatory bifurcation between commercial distribution...

10 February, 2026
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT in VIETNAMESE LAW-GOVERNED SYNDICATED LOANS – LICENSING GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS

Vietnam’s regulatory framework for debt sale and purchase, codified primarily in Circular No. 09/2015/TT-NHNN (“Circular...

9 February, 2026
DEBT TRADING FOR FOREIGN BANK BRANCHES IN VIETNAM: A CONDITIONAL PLAYING FIELD

Under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024, debt trading has evolved into a strictly regulated...

27 January, 2026
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT in VIETNAMESE LAW-GOVERNED SYNDICATED LOANS – LICENSING GAPS AND CONSTRAINTS

Vietnam’s regulatory framework for debt sale and purchase, codified primarily in Circular No. 09/2015/TT-NHNN (“Circular...

27 January, 2026
LAW ON DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 2025 – LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMPREHENSIVE AND SYNCHRONIZED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Law on Digital Transformation 2025, passed by the National Assembly on December 11, 2025 and...

27 January, 2026
HIGH TECHNOLOGY LAW OF VIETNAM – DRIVING FORCE OF STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES AND INDUSTRIES

The enactment of the amended Law on High Technology in 2025 (“LHT 2025”), which was...

27 January, 2026
Decree 29 Promulgates Vietnam’s First Regulated Carbon Exchange

Decree No. 29/2026/ND-CP on the Domestic Carbon Trading Platform was newly issued by the Government...

21 January, 2026