The latest law on enterprises and its related regulations (together referred as the "Enterprise Law") mark a significant liberalization and simplification of business registration procedures.

Vietnam is urged to soon apply the global minimum tax to ensure its benefits of finance and competitiveness advantages in foreign investment attraction.

On 18 November 2010, the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 186/2010/TT-BTC regarding remittance of profits overseas by foreign organisations or individuals that earn profit from their direct investment in Vietnam (Circular 186).

Tasked with implementing the Politburo's policy outlined in Notice No. 47-TB/TW dated November 15, 2024, the prime minister of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1718/QD-TTg...

On 4 January 2010 the Prime Minister issued Decree No. 01/2010/ND-CP ("Decree 01") providing for both the private placement of shares by Vietnamese shareholding companies ("Offering Enterprise") and the administrative penalties for offences in relation to such private placement activities.

Vietnam is making significant strides toward a cashless society, driven by market dynamics and government initiatives.

On 15 May 2024, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 52/2024/ND-CP ("Decree 52"), which replaces Decree No. 101/2012/ND-CP ("Decree 101"). Decree 52 has officially taken effect from 01 July 2024.

On September 15, 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) released for public consultation a draft circular on reporting and information disclosure in the pilot crypto asset market. The draft implements Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP on the Pilot Implementation of the Crypto Asset Market in Vietnam and provides further detail on how licensed crypto asset service providers (“CASPs”) will be supervised once the market becomes operational.

Vietnam's Law on Securities of 2019 was one of several laws amended ("Amended Securities Law") under the wide-ranging Law No. 56/2024/QH15 passed by the National Assembly on November 29...

After a low-slung 2022, offshore borrowings turned around and there was an uptick in activity in 2023.

Die jüngste formelle Anerkennung Vietnams als "Sekundäres Schwellenland" durch den globalen Indexanbieter FTSE Russell markiert einen entscheidenden Wendepunkt für die vietnamesische Wirtschaft.

The Ministry of Finance on 15 January 2010 issued Circular 09/2010/TT-BTC providing guidelines on publicising information on the securities market (Circular 09), replacing Circular 38/2007/TT-BTC dated 18 April 2007.

On 7 November 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 78/2023/ND-CP ("Decree 78") amending and supplementing Decree No. 32/2017/ND-CP dated 31 March 2017...

Are banks and credit institutions the same concept? In the following article, ASL LAW will introduce some basic differences in the definition between a bank and a credit institution in Vietnam.

On 13 September 2012 the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular No. 26/2012/TT-NHNN (Circular 26) guiding the 2010 Law on Credit Institutions.

On June 28, 2024, the State Bank of Vietnam ("SBVN") issued Circular 23/2024/TT-NHNN, with new rules governing employee stock ownership plans ("ESOPs").

On 30 December 2021, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 128/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing some provisions of Decree 156/2020/ND-CP on penalising administrative violations in securities...

The provision for risk reserves in the banking sector is a requirement based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and specific regulations of financial regulatory authorities.

The Vietnam Social Security Fund (VSS) has the word 'Fund' in its name. Thereby, this fund can also be understood with the same nature as any other investment fund on the market...