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Written by Senior Partner Duyen Ha Vo and Counsel Hanh Hien Nguyen The new Law on Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy 2025 (the “2025 Law”) marks a fundamental shift in Vietnam’s insolvency regime, with material implications for creditors and enterprises. Vietnam’s insolvency regime has evolved significantly since the enactment of the Law on Enterprise Bankruptcy 1993 (the first bankruptcy law), followed by the Bankruptcy Law 2004 and the more comprehensive Bankruptcy Law 2014 (the “2014 Law”), which […]

Written by Vaibhav Saxena On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam passed Law No. 134/2025/QH15 on Artificial Intelligence (the “AI Law”). This is Vietnam’s first dedicated statute governing artificial intelligence activities. The AI Law will enter into force on 1 March 2026 (“Effective Date”) and establishes a unified legal framework regulating the development, supply, deployment, and use of AI systems in Vietnam. Purview The AI Law governs: Activities relating to research, development, provision, […]

Written by Foreign Counsel, Vaibhav Saxena Legislative Status and Objective On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted Law No. 112/2025/QH15 on Planning (“2025 Planning Law”), to enter into effect from 01 March 2026, repealing and replacing in full the 2017 Law on Planning. The stated and evident objective of the 2025 Planning Law is not to redesign Vietnam’s integrated planning model, but to: stabilise implementation after the first national planning cycle (2021–2030); correct hierarchy […]

1. New Law on Construction On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted Law No. 135/2025/QH15 on Construction (the “LOC 2025”). The LOC 2025 will take effect from 1 July 2026 (except for certain provisions effective from 1 January 2026) and replaces the Law on Construction 2014, as amended (the “LOC 2014”). Set out below are some key issues of the LOC 2025. Classification of investment construction projects Under the LOC 2025, investment construction projects […]

This article analyzes Vietnam’s newly issued Personal Data Protection Decree 356, outlining its immediate compliance requirements for rights‑handling procedures, data‑transfer controls, impact‑assessment dossiers, breach‑notification duties, and enhanced standards for data‑protection personnel.