On 20 July 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 70/2021/ND-CP amending certain articles of Decree No. 181/2013/ND-CP implementing the Advertising Law. In line with previous drafts, Decree No. 70 focuses on regulating cross-border advertising activities and revises the three main articles, Articles 13, 14 and 15, of Decree No. 181 accordingly. The amended Decree No. 181 will take effect on 15 September 2021.

On 20 July 2021, the Government issued Decree No. 70/2021/ND-CP (“Decree No. 70”) amending certain articles of Decree No. 181/2013/ND-CP implementing the Advertising Law (“Decree No. 181”). In line with previous drafts, Decree No. 70 focuses on regulating cross-border advertising activities and revises the three main articles, Articles 13, 14 and 15, of Decree No. 181 accordingly. The amended Decree No. 181 will take effect on 15 September 2021.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has recently released the draft Decision to be issued by the Prime Minister governing the Special Investment Incentives for seeking public comments.

Vietnam is projected to be the only ASEAN economy to report growth following the emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic. With the ratification of the CPTPP, EVFTA, and entering into RCEP, coupled with the fallout from regional trade tensions, the country is poised as the next regional hub for logistics and manufacturing, energy production, agricultural production and distribution, and corporate investment.

On 26 March 2021, the government issued Decree No. 31/2021/ND-CP (“Decree No. 31”) guiding the implementation of the Investment Law 2020. The decree took effect on the same date. With nine chapters and 132 articles, Decree No. 31 provides detailed guidance on the implementation of the Investment Law (which took effect on 1 January 2021).

This report, the fourth in our Asia Pacific Business Renewal Series, explores how businesses are now fortifying their ESG efforts and pivoting from strategy to action.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently released a draft decree on electronic identification and electronic authentication (“Draft Decree”) as part of the development of the e-government initiative.

On 31 December 2020, the Government issued Decree No. 155/2020/ND-CP (“Decree No. 155”) implementing Securities Law No. 54/2019/QH14 (“Securities Law”). Decree No. 155 provides detailed guidance on the Securities Law, with changes made to the regulations on tender offer, foreign ownership limits, corporate governance and public company disclosure obligations — all of which could have an impact on public M&A transactions.

This report, the first of four in our Asia Pacific Business Renewal Series, will delve into how businesses view rising protectionism, regulatory scrutiny and foreign investment restrictions, and how these views are directly impacting their supply chain strategies.

Regulators continue to review economic concentration notifications
Vietnam issues draft Decree on the management of costs incurred in competition procedures