Law on Investment

Vietnam urges meaningful business condition cuts to support development

July 23, 2026 | 07:46

Driven by the Ministry of Finance's latest regulatory reform push, the government is seeking sweeping cuts to business regulations, while lawmakers insist the overhaul deliver genuine deregulation rather than shifting compliance burdens elsewhere.

Ho Chi Minh City introduces special procedures for industrial zone investment projects

April 10, 2026 | 19:21

Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zones and Industrial Parks Management Authority will apply special investment procedures to special investment projects.

Law on Investment takes effect

March 02, 2026 | 16:21

The amended Law on Investment takes effect from March 1, aimed at reducing conditional business lines, shifting towards post-audit management, and enhancing business autonomy.

Vietnam eases policy approval requirements, simplifies foreign and outbound investments

December 11, 2025 | 17:53

The amended Law on Investment introduces remarkable changes to investment procedures.

MoF backs reforms to cut red tape for overseas investment

September 29, 2025 | 09:00

New draft Law on Investment sparks debate at VAFIE seminar.

MoF unveils reforms to Law on Bidding in draft

April 23, 2025 | 18:23

The MoF has released a draft law proposing significant changes to the Law on Bidding.

Promoting synergies through EVFTA

January 29, 2021 | 00:00

The new Law on Investment, which took effect on January 1, aims to ease the doing of business in Vietnam and will have a positive impact on the attraction of foreign investment and improvement of Vietnam’s business environment.

Laws and guiding decrees bringing comfort to investors

January 20, 2021 | 11:42

As the new laws on investment, enterprises, and public-private partnership investment officially came into effect from early 2021, domestic and international investors are now pinning high hopes on guiding decrees to facilitate their new ventures.

Amended law alters funding landscape

July 05, 2020 | 08:00

The Vietnamese National Assembly has adopted the new Law on Investment, with new rules in favour of foreign investment, including from the US, which is expected to surge in Vietnam in the time to come.

HCM City’s housing industry faces difficulties

June 29, 2020 | 08:51

The property industry in Ho Chi Minh City, and in fact the country in general, faces several problems that need urgent solutions, especially with regard to legal provisions.

NA passes revised investment law

June 18, 2020 | 09:36

The National Assembly (NA) passed the Law on Investment (revised) in the afternoon of June 17, with 92.34 percent of deputies voting in favour.

Positive scope ahead in amended Law on Investment

June 05, 2020 | 09:00

Amongst the numerous revisions included in the draft amendments of the Law on Investment, the expansion of investment capital and the “negative list” approach towards market access are two features less-frequently mentioned but expected to create significant changes for investors. Nguyen Hung Quang, and Pham Thi Ha Van, lawyers at NHQuang&Associates, write about what this means for foreign investors in Vietnam.