Hot policies take effect today (March 20, 2023)

Promoting the application of article number codes and barcodes in production and business activities, Decree 37/2026/ND-CP is expected to strengthen quality management and ensure transparent traceability of products and goods throughout the supply chain.

Under Prime Minister Decision 208/QD-TTg, a set of indicators and statistical methods for measuring biotechnology’s contributions to national socio-economic development will be formally issued in 2028.

The 2025 Law Amending the Law on Treaties, No. 137/2025/QH15, will take effect on January 01, 2026. This Law focuses on reforming processes for the conclusion, accession to, and implementation of international commitments to enhance international integration efficiency and ensure the consistency of the legal system in the new context.

 

In an effort to ensure the prompt, consistent and effective implementation of the 2025 Law on High Technology (the Law), Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on February 3 signed Decision 225/QD-TTg, promulgating the Plan for the implementation of the Law.

The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Judicial Records 2025, No. 107/2025/QH15, shall take effect on July 01, 2026, and focuses on amending key provisions to create a synchronous legal framework for judicial record management in the new period.

 

The National Assembly passed the Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15 to create an open investment environment, attract large-scale and high-tech projects, and promote decentralization and delegation of power in the State management of investment.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced 39 newly-promulgated administrative procedures and 51 annulled ones in the field of radiation and nuclear safety.

The target is set out in the Government’s strategy to promote Vietnam’s global image for the 2026–2030 period, with a vision to 2045, approved by the Prime Minister on January 27. The strategy underlines that promoting Vietnam's image abroad is not merely information activities, but a strategic "soft" tool serving the country's development.

The import tariff-rate quotas for salt and birds’ eggs in 2026 are prescribed in Circular No. 03/2026/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, issued on January 26, 2026, and taking effect on March 15, 2026.

The Minister of Agriculture and Environment has promulgated Circular No. 101/2025/TT-BNNMT on providing guidance on other special-purpose machinery serving agricultural production not yet specified in Clause 6, Article 19 of the Government’s Decree No. 181/2025/ND-CP dated July 01, 2025, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Value-Added Tax.