A different perspective on Vietnam’s economy and doing business in Vietnam. Make sure to subscribe.
Key Challenges in Vietnam-US Trade Negotiations: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Private Sector Development Push: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Aviation Industry: State of Play 2025
Vietnam and the Middle Income Trap: Unpacked
Vietnam’s 8 Percent GDP Growth Target: Unpacked
Buy More, Sell Less: Tackling Vietnam’s Trade Surplus with the US
Is Vietnam the Next Asian Tiger Economy?
What Recent Traffic Reforms Say About Doing Business in Vietnam
Building An International Financial Centre in Vietnam: Unpacked
Vietnam’s Economy in 2024: A Brief Recap
What to Watch Now Google Has An Office in Vietnam
Does Vietnam Have a Private Consumption Problem Too?
The 8th Session of Vietnam’s National Assembly: Key Takeaways
Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition
Vietnam’s New Social Media ID Regulations: Unpacked
Tag: regulations
The Regulations category covers legal frameworks, compliance requirements, and industry standards across sectors. It explores government policies, international trade agreements, financial regulations, and environmental laws, providing insights into how regulatory changes impact businesses and economic activity.
Vietnam’s Revised Power Development Plan 8 2025: What’s Changed?
Last week, the Government of Vietnam issued Decision 768/QD-TTg significantly revising the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8). This comes less than two years after the first PDP8 was issued and makes some substantial changes to Vietnam’s goals and expectations. Notably, the PDP8 is a cornerstone of Vietnam’s electricity industry, and with this in mind, this article breaks down how this plan has changed.
Banking: Vietnam’s bad debt jumps 3.3 percent in first two month of 2025
Nguyen Quoc Hung, General Secretary of the Vietnam Banking Association, has raised concerns about the speed at which bad debt is rising in Vietnam, Tuoi Tre is reporting. Total bad debt stood at VND 1,030 trillion (US$41.18 billion) at the end of 2024, rising by VND 34 trillion (US$1.36 billion), or about 3.3 percent, in the first two months of 2025.
Vietnam relaxes aircraft certification rules opening market to China, Brazil, others
Vietnam has issued a new decree broadening its aircraft import framework to allow certification from aviation authorities i nChina, Russia, Brazil, Canada, and the UK — a move expected to benefit airlines like Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet as they seek to expand their fleets, CafeF is reporting.
Vietnam’s Pharmaceuticals Law: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Pharmaceuticals Law regulates the production, distribution, and use of pharmaceutical products to ensure their safety, efficacy, and quality. It establishes strict standards for drug registration, licensing, and compliance, and mandates oversight by the Ministry of Health to protect public health and promote the development of the domestic pharmaceutical industry.
Key Internet Services Regulations in Vietnam 2025
At the heart of Vietnam’s internet services regulations is Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP on the Management, Provision, and Use of Internet Services and Online Information. This was issued by the Government of Vietnam on July 15, 2013, and took effect on September 1, 2013. This decree sets forth the legal framework for the management and use of internet services, online information, and related activities in Vietnam…
Foreign Investment in Education in Vietnam (Decree 86)
Decree 86 is a key piece of legislation in Vietnam that regulates foreign investment in the education sector. Issued on June 6, 2018, this decree provides detailed guidelines on the establishment and operation of foreign-invested educational institutions and cooperation projects in Vietnam. It plays a crucial role in Vietnam’s broader effort to internationalise its education system while ensuring compliance with national educational standards and policies.
Vietnam’s Economics Needs Tests for Foreign Retailers in 2025
In Vietnam, the Economic Needs Test applies to foreign-invested enterprises wishing to open retail outlets beyond their first store. The ENT process is designed to assess whether the opening of additional retail stores would meet the local economic demand. This can take time and effort, however, it is a necessary part of doing business in Vietnam for foreign retailers.
English Teacher Certification in Vietnam: 2025 Overview
Decision Number 4159/QD-BGDDT, issued on December 6, 2023, by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) of Vietnam, outlines a training program and certification for foreigners teaching English at language centres and IT centres in Vietnam….
Vietnam industry group continues push for delay to tax increase on booze, sugary drinks
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) , a leading industry group in Vietnam, has held another in a series of conferences on proposed amendments to Vietnam’s Special Consumption Tax, VN Express has reported. The proposed amendment would see tax rates on beer and alcohol rise from 65 percent to 100 percent over five years and a 10 percent tax on sugary soft drinks.
Vietnam’s vape ban hits a nerve with pro-vaping group
Of note, Vaping360 a vaping retailer and pro-vape website has covered this issue in a somewhat aggressive op-ed. But whereas the tone and wording might be a smidge hyperbolic it does raise a good point in that Vietnam has one of highest smoking rates in the world and therefore banning a less-harmful alternative does seem counterproductive.
Vietnam’s Law on Cybersecurity: Overview 2025
Vietnam’s Law on Cybersecurity was passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on June 12, 2018, and took effect on January 1, 2019. The law sets out specific provisions regarding the responsibilities of organisations and individuals in securing networks and data in Vietnam. This article breaks down the key details.