On 30 May 2025, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1509 (“Adjusted PDP-8 Implementation Plan”), laying down the implementation plan for the Decision No. 768 (“Revised PDP-8”) of the Prime Minister, dated 15 April 2025. Goals aligned with Revised PDP-8 Balanced development of power sources across the regions, ensuring supply-demand Maintaining feasibility, synchronization and flexibility among various power sources/grid Tracking progress and resources for implementing priority schemes/projects on refining policies and […]
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Planning Ahead: How to Extend Your Foreign-Invested Education Project in Vietnam
Posted on May 30, 2025 in Foreign Direct Investment by VILAF
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. […]
Legal Bulletin: May 2025
Posted on May 12, 2025 in Legal Update by VILAF
1. Trade remedy measures On 11 April 2025, the Government issued Decree 86/2025/ND-CP (“Decree 86”) implementing the Law on Foreign Trade Management on trade remedy measures. Decree 86 takes effect from 01 July 2025 and replaces Decree 10/2018/ND-CP dated 15 January 2018 (“Decree 10”). Below are some salient points of Decree 86. Anti-dumping measures and anti-subsidy measures Compared to Decree 10, Decree 86 makes the following changes to investigation, review and application of anti-dumping measures […]
Politburo Resolution No. 68 on Promoting the Role of the Private Sector
Posted on May 9, 2025 in Legal Update by VILAF
On April 30, 2025, the Politburo of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW (the “Resolution”) setting out a comprehensive roadmap to develop and elevate the role of the private sector in Vietnam’s economy. The Resolution outlines a shift in mindset and policy direction, aimed at empowering private enterprises as a key engine of national growth. Overview The Resolution identifies the current state of Vietnamese private sector, which is dominantly comprised of household businesses, with less than […]
Unlocking Fintech Growth: Decree 94 Opens Sandbox for P2P Lending and Open API
Posted on May 5, 2025 in Legal Update by VILAF
Written by Partner Duyen Ha Vo and Senior Associate Quynh Anh Le After years of anticipation and prolonged consultation, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP (Decree 94) on the regulatory sandbox for financial technology (Fintech). Taking effect from 1 July 2025, Decree 94 marks a significant milestone in Vietnam’s approach to Fintech regulation by establishing a formal legal framework for the pilot testing of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, open application programming interfaces (Open […]