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Vietnam has fundamentally overhauled its aviation legal framework with the Civil Aviation Law 2025 and implementing decrees, effective July 1, 2026. The reforms establish explicit rules for private investment in airport infrastructure, streamline airport certification procedures, introduce a comprehensive framework for airport concessions, and modernize aircraft leasing regulations. How will these changes impact foreign investors, airport operators, and airlines operating in Vietnam's rapidly expanding avia

On 26 March 2021, the Government issued Decree 31/2021/ND-CP guiding the implementation of Law on Investment 2020 ("Decree 31"). Decree 31 has taken into effect since the issuance...

Vietnam's State Bank has issued Circular No. 38/2026/TT-NHNN, fundamentally modernizing the foreign-exchange framework for investment capital flows. The new regulation integrates the Vietnam International Financial Centre into the broader foreign-exchange architecture, permits capital remittances before investment registration procedures are completed, and introduces enhanced transparency requirements. How will these changes affect foreign investors' funding strategies and compliance obligations?

Vietnam's power sector requires projects that can secure financing and allocate construction, offtake, grid and market risks effectively. This analysis examines the contractual frameworks, bankability requirements, and investment incentives that determine whether capacity targets translate into executable, financeable projects in Vietnam's evolving energy market.

Vietnam's government has issued comprehensive reforms affecting state-owned enterprises, cybersecurity obligations, and cross-border document authentication. New regulations establish classification criteria for SOE ownership levels, implement the Apostille Convention to streamline document legalization, and introduce expanded data localization requirements alongside licensing frameworks for cybersecurity products and services.

Vietnam's power sector is transitioning from rapid capacity expansion to system-integrated execution, requiring projects to align with planning frameworks, grid capabilities, and bankable offtake arrangements. As new laws and regulations reshape the investment landscape, developers and financiers must navigate complex approval processes, transmission constraints, and evolving market mechanisms to successfully deploy renewable energy, LNG generation, and storage projects.

These changes will have a substantial impact on both licensed projects and prospective projects in mining in Vietnam.

Vietnam's Decree 296 introduces significant reforms to enterprise registration, beneficial ownership disclosure, and foreign investment procedures. New regulations also reshape import-export rights for foreign-invested enterprises, transfer pricing documentation requirements, and incentive frameworks for strategic technology companies.

Vietnam introduces its first comprehensive legal framework for offshore wind development through Decree 272/2026, establishing structured approval mechanisms for resource surveys, planning adjustments, and strategic transmission projects.

Vietnam's National Assembly and Government have enacted sweeping reforms across banking, customs, retail distribution, procurement, and employment law. These changes introduce new compliance requirements for foreign investors, expand anti-money laundering obligations to crypto-asset providers, modernize customs procedures through digital platforms, and restructure retail licensing frameworks while tightening national security reviews.

Vietnam's newly adopted Petroleum Law introduces significant regulatory reforms aimed at streamlining approval processes, enhancing contractual flexibility, and establishing frameworks for carbon capture and offshore energy development. The legislation transfers substantial decision-making authority from ministerial levels to Petrovietnam while introducing targeted incentives for marginal fields and enhanced recovery operations.

Vietnam's newly established Specialized Court at the International Financial Center introduces groundbreaking judicial reforms including default judgments, summary proceedings, and direct enforcement powers. How will these innovations reshape dispute resolution for foreign investors, and what practical challenges lie ahead in implementing common law mechanisms within a civil law framework?

The Vietnamese Government has issued comprehensive new regulations affecting construction quality management, corporate bond offerings, air transport licensing, and insurance requirements. These decrees introduce stricter oversight mechanisms, enhanced disclosure obligations, and updated capital requirements across multiple sectors, fundamentally reshaping compliance frameworks for businesses operating in Vietnam's construction, financial services, and transportation industries.

Vietnam's Decree No. 274/2026/NĐ-CP fundamentally transforms how business investment projects are procured by consolidating investor selection into a unified framework that integrates procurement with investment approval, land administration, and project implementation. This comprehensive reform shifts procurement from a standalone tender process to a continuous regulatory lifecycle where commitments made during investor selection become binding contractual obligations throughout project delivery.