On June 27, 2025, Vietnam’s National Assembly officially adopted the Resolution on International Financial Centers (IFCs), setting out the legal framework for developing the country’s first IFCs in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. The Resolution takes effect from September 1, 2025. This landmark legal instrument introduces special mechanisms and preferential policies to attract […]

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a circular providing the issuance of certificates of origin (C/Os) and written approvals for self-certification of origin of exported goods by traders, a move to decentralize and streamline trade administration. Taking effect on July 1, Circular 40/2025/TT-BCT dated June 22 specifies two entities authorized to issue C/Os […]

Draft decree on goods origin: a stride toward better protection of consumers In response to the prevalence of counterfeit goods, misleading labeling and trade fraud, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has unveiled the second draft decree on goods origin, aiming to better protect consumers and foster a transparent business environment for law-abiding businesses. The […]

Public-private partnership projects in the fields of science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation will be entitled to greater state support, incentives and investment guarantee under special mechanisms. This is outlined in the latest draft Government Resolution, which is scheduled to come into force on July 1. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is […]

The content is stated in Official Dispatch No. 1629/CT-CĐS issued by the Tax Department regarding coordination with tax authorities in implementing e-invoices generated from cash registers for household businesses. To effectively implement e-invoices with tax authority codes generated from cash registers as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 11 of Decree No. 70/2025/ND-CP (amending and supplementing […]