LuatVietnam has updated Decree No. 296/2026/ND-CP, which amends and supplements Decree No. 168/2025/ND-CP on enterprise registration. The Decree was promulgated and took effect on July 23, 2026.
Hanoi has recently launched a series of initiatives to realise its vision of becoming a "Civilised – Distinctive – Creative" capital, where culture and innovation serve as key growth engines. Among the most notable are the creative infrastructure development programme and the 2026 creative space design competition, which encourage architects, designers and creative communities to revitalise former industrial sites, relocated facilities, traditional craft villages, parks, squares and other public spaces through innovative yet practical design solutions.
Foreign investors that commit to transferring technology to Vietnamese investors or partners will be eligible for a 2-per-cent preference in bid evaluation under a newly issued government decree.
Decree No. 293/2026/ND-CP dated July 23, 2026 stipulates the authority, procedures, and processes for issuing Apostille certifications to Vietnamese public documents; the receipt and use in Vietnam of public documents certified by Apostille member states; the verification of such certifications and state management of the implementation of the convention.
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has introduced Circular 84/2026/TT-BTC, specifying value-added tax (VAT) refunds for goods purchased in Vietnam by foreigners and overseas Vietnamese upon their departure.
The Ministry of Health has proposed a major overhaul of the 2010 Law on Food Safety, introducing four policy groups covering risk control-based management across the food supply chain, reform of food product management towards post-market control, building of a national food safety database, and tighter oversight of street food and institutional catering services.
One of the notable changes introduced by Decree No. 286/2026/ND-CP is the expansion of inter-agency coordination in managing foreign nationals entering Vietnam with e-visas or under visa exemption.
Decree No. 286/2026/ND-CP introduces new provisions on data sharing and electronic data interoperability in the management of the entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreign nationals.
The Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 102/2026/TT-BTC on July 17, 2026, guiding the supervision, inspection, evaluation, classification, reporting and disclosure of information in the management and investment of State capital in enterprises.
A national talent database and network linking experts, scientists, entrepreneurs and other talented individuals in the country with overseas Vietnamese and international specialists will be established by 2030, under a draft strategy on attracting and utilising talents in the new era.
On July 21, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 291/2026/ND-CP, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 125/2020/ND-CP on penalties for administrative violations in the fields of tax and invoices.
This Q&A explains whether foreign nationals residing in Vietnam may use flycams, which are treated as unmanned aerial vehicles, for personal purposes, what conditions they must meet, and how they can register their devices under Government Decree 288/2025/ND-CP and Ministry of Public Security Circular 78/2026/TT-BCA.
This is one of the key provisions introduced by the Minister of Finance in Circular No. 103/2026/TT-BTC guiding the equitization of enterprises wholly owned by the State.