Vietnam's health ministry has a plan to improve healthcare benefits and lower out-of-pocket costs through increased employee and employer contributions to the public healthcare system.

According to the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, many healthcare facilities in the country are facing a shortage of drugs, medical devices, and materials/chemicals.

The startup world in South-East Asia (SEA) is booming, much like the rest of the world. E-commerce ...

In April 2021, the Vietnamese government made public a draft decree to amend Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP of the Government dated April 14, 2017, on goods labeling ("Decree 43")...

The main administrative penalties under Decree 117 are reprimands and fines.

Experts from Tilleke & Gibbins have provided updates for the latest edition of The Pharma Legal Handbook: Vietnam, published by Pharma Boardroom.

On July 18. 2024, Vietnam's Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 12/2024/TT-BYT promulgating National Technical Regulation QCVN 20-1:2024/BYT on the limits of contaminants for health supplements

On 19 October 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 75/2023/ND-CP (Decree 75), which amends and supplements certain articles of Decree No. 146/2018/ ND-CP...

On May 25, 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 16/2026/TT-BYT governing free-of-charge medicine support programs for medical establishments (Circular 16).

On May 16, 2025, Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BYT on registration of drugs and drug materials (Circular 12). Circular 12 will come into effect on July 1, 2025...

The Ministry of Health of Vietnam recently issued Circular No. 10/2021/TT-BYT dated June 30, 2021, stipulating the list of substances prohibited from use in the production and trading of health supplements ("Circular 10").

Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) has published for public consultation a draft amendment of the Law on Donation, Recovery, and Transplantation of Human Tissues and Organs and Donation and Retrieval of Cadavers...

Any pharmaceutical product not being made in Indonesia must obtain a compulsory license, according to a recent new regulation adopted in Jakarta.

There is no denying that Vietnam truly is an attractive investment destination in South East Asia.

The matter of salary is always a heated topic in Vietnam. No one would want to see their salary, as well as other payments and bonuses, get deducted without legitimate reason, even if it might be for the social insurance...

On July 3, 2025, Vietnam's Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular No. 34/2025/TT-BYT amending some articles of Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT on the management of cosmetics products...

Vietnam's biodiversity represents an untapped investment opportunity in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural innovation. The country's legal framework for genetic resources, benefit-sharing agreements, and intellectual property rights creates a structured pathway for investors to transform environmental assets into commercial value across multiple high-growth sectors.

When discussing the benefits of continuously participating in the social insurance regime as well as the disadvantages of withdrawing lump-sum social insurance, we often hear about the benefits...

The COVID-19 outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization

In response to persistent challenges in food safety management and recent high-profile incidents involving counterfeit supplemented foods, infant formula, and health supplements...