After almost 11 years of implementation, several provisions of the Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights 2010 have been no longer consistent with the reality, causing many problems and inadequacies. In order to ensure the interests of consumers in the changing economic and social context, the Draft Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights (the Draft Law) has been drafted and is now in the process of collecting opinions. This article reviews some key points of the Draft Law on Protection of Consumers’ Rights (Draft 2) posted on the Government Portal.

On January 6, 2022, the Government issued Decree 02/2022/ND-CP providing details for the implementation of some articles of the Law on Real Estate Business, replacing Decree 76/2015/ND-CP. On January 6, 2022, the Government issued Decree 02/2022/ND-CP providing details for the implementation of some articles of the Law on Real Estate Business, replacing Decree 76/2015/ND-CP. Some notable contents of this Decree are presented in this article.

On October 27, 2021, the Government issued Decree 92/2021/ND-CP detailing the implementation of Resolution 406/NQ-UBTVQH15 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the solutions to support businesses and people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On September 25, 2021, the Government of Viet Nam promulgated the Decree 85/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing certain contents of Decree 52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce (Decree 85). This article will introduce the noteworthy changes for enterprises to ensure compliance in provision of e-commerce services and business investment activities on e-commerce platforms.

Draft Decree on Penalties for Administrative Violations in Cybersecurity is being developed by the Ministry of Public Security and undergoing public consultations by agencies, organizations and individuals.

On August 26, 2021, the Government issued Decree 80/2021/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of some articles of the Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (Decree 80), replacing Decree 39/2018/ND-CP (Decree 39). Inheriting several regulations of Decree 39, Decree 80 has also amended and supplemented many other contents of the previous document.