On November 6, 2024, the Minister of Finance issued Circular 76/2024/TT-BTC guiding the information disclosure and report on offering and trading privately-placed corporate bonds in the domestic market and offering corporate bonds to the international market.

On September 30, 2024, Circular 06/2024/TT-BKHCN was issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology to amend and supplement Circular 11/2015/TT-BKHCN providing guidelines for Decree 99/2013/ND-CP on administrative sanctions in industrial property.

On October 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree 128/2024/ND-CP (Decree 128) amending and supplementing some articles of Decree 81/2018/ND-CP which provides details for the Commercial Law on trade promotion activities. Decree 128 shall take effect on December 1, 2024.

The implementation of Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on personal data protection has revealed a need for a specialized law on personal data protection to ensure consistency with domestic laws as well as compatibility with international laws and practices. To meet these requirements, the Ministry of Public Security has developed a Proposal for a Law on Personal Data Protection.

On September 16, 2024, the Government issued Decree 115/2024/ND-CP stipulating details for a number of articles and providing implementation measures for the Law on Bidding concerning the selection of investors to implement land-using investment projects (Decree 115). Decree 115 is issued to improve the legal framework for bidding in the selection of investors to implement investment projects in accordance with the new regulations of the Law on Bidding 2023 and the Law on Land 2024. Decree 115 takes effect from September 16, 2024.

On July 24, 2024, the Government promulgated Decree 96/2024/ND-CP (Decree 96) to elaborate certain articles of the Law on Real Estate Business, replacing Decree 02/2022/ND-CP. Decree 96 takes effect from August 1, 2024