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Vietnam’s newly enacted Investment Law 2025 represents a significant step in the country’s ongoing investment regulatory reform. Effective from 1 March 2026, the law introduces streamlined procedures, clearer approval frameworks, and greater flexibility for investors. In this article published by In‑House Community, VILAF Partner Ngoc Luong Trinh highlights the key changes and examines their implications for both domestic and foreign investors operating in Vietnam. For the full article, https://issuu.com/inhousecommunity/docs/in-house_community_magazine_vol_6_issue_2_2026/33 Download a copy here.

Decree No. 96/2026/NĐ-CP, issued on 31 March 2026, is not simply an implementing decree to the Law on Investment 2025. It is a system-level recalibration of how investment is admitted, structured and supervised in Vietnam. The Decree replaces Decree No. 31/2021/NĐ-CP and moves Vietnam decisively toward a rules-based, data-driven and enforcement-oriented regime. The significance of this shift is not limited to regulatory clarity. It fundamentally alters how investors must approach entry, structuring and execution. At […]

Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a new Investment Law (the Law), marking a major overhaul of the country’s investment regime.  Replacing the 2020 Investment Law (as amended), the Law will take effect in March 2026, subject to certain provisions taking effect at later dates. The Law introduces some significant reforms aimed at streamlining investment procedures, recalibrating investment incentives, and aligning investment policy with Vietnam’s strategic economic priorities.  Key developments are highlighted below. Preferential Investment Sectors […]

  Introduction Vietnam’s education sector is undergoing significant transformation, driven by a national push to modernize and improve learning outcomes at all levels. A key focus is on expanding access to high-quality preschool and K-12 education, ensuring children benefit from inclusive and future-ready learning environments from an early age. This momentum stems from Politburo Resolution No. 29-NQ/TW (2013), which called for comprehensive reform in education to meet the demands of industrialization, modernization, and global integration. […]

The State Bank of Vietnam’s (“SBV”) issuance of Circular No. 06/2019/TT-NHNN (“Circular 06”) on 26 June 2019, to take effect on the 6th of September 2019, ushers significant changes in the current regulatory framework governing foreign exchange in direct investment activities in Vietnam. Despite Vietnam’s continued efforts at improving the investment environment and streamlining the regulatory framework on foreign exchange over the past years, the implementation of Circular 19/2014/TT-NHNN dated 11 August 2014 (“Circular 19”) – the predecessor of Circular 06 – has presented certain challenges and difficulties to implementing entities and stakeholders alike, and it is precisely to address these challenges that Circular 06 was issued.