Posts by Luu Tue Dang

Currently, the Ministry of Public Security is leading the drafting of a Decree on administrative sanctions for violations in the fields of cybersecurity and personal data protection. The Draft Decree has been developed amid increasing cybersecurity risks, incidents, attacks, and personal data infringements in Viet Nam. This article analyses some significant contents to be noted.

The Law on Personal Data Protection 91/2025/QH15, which will officially take effect on January 1, 2026, is a law with a broad scope of regulation, applicable to all agencies, organizations, and individuals directly involved in or related to the processing of Vietnamese citizens’ personal data. Notably, the Law supplements and tightens the responsibilities of data processing entities in several specific activities and sectors such as labor, insurance business, credit, media, and information technology.

On April 11, 2025, the Government promulgated Decree 87/2025/ND-CP stipulating the reduction of land lease fee for 2024. Decree 87 was formulated with the objective of supporting enterprises and individuals in responding to impending difficulties and challenges amidst economic uncertainties and risks, while concurrently providing assistance to localities affected by Yagi Typhoon in 2024.

On June 17, 2024, the Government issued Decree 64/2024/ND-CP regulating the extension of the deadline for paying value-added tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax, and land rent in 2024. Decree 64 includes some typical contents for several individuals and businesses engaged in production and business activities in Viet Nam.

On November 30, 2023, the Ministry of Science and Technology promulgated Circular 23/2023/TT-BKHCN guiding the Law on Intellectual Property (IP Law) and Decree 65/2023/ND-CP guiding the IP Law on industrial property, protection of industrial property rights, and rights to plant varieties and State management of intellectual property related to the procedures for establishing industrial property rights and ensuring industrial property information.

On April 26, 2023, the Government promulgated Decree 17/2023/ND-CP detailing several provisions and measures for implementation of the Law on Intellectual Property on copyright and related rights. Decree 17 potentially creates significant impact on several parties such as organizations and individuals doing scientific research/academic studies, enterprises doing business in the fields of entertainment and providing intermediary services.

Currently, the Ministry of Finance is developing a draft Decree amending and supplementing the Decrees on collection of land use levy, land and water surface rent to (i) resolve some difficulties and obstacles in the actual process of collecting land use levy/land rents, and (ii) ensure effective exploitation, utilization of land resources and effective mobilization of revenue from land for the state budget.

On August 11, 2022, the Ministry of Finance promulgated Circular 50/2022/TT-BTC guiding Decree 119/2015/ND-CP on compulsory insurance in construction investment and Decree 20/2022/ND-CP amending Decree 119/2015/ND-CP regulating compulsory insurance in construction investment. This Circular takes effect from October 1, 2022 and replaces Circular 329/2016/TT-BTC guiding the implementation of Decree 119/2015/ND-CP regulating compulsory insurance in construction investment activities.

On June 16, 2022, the National Assembly promulgated the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Intellectual Property. This Law takes effect from January 1, 2023. Typical provisions of the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Intellectual Property Law are presented in this article.

On December 15, 2021, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, together with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Justice promulgated Inter-Circular 05/2021/TTLT-TANDTC-VKSNDTC-BCA-BQP-BTP providing details and guidelines for the implementation of online court hearing organization. This Circular takes effect from February 1, 2022. Some typical contents of online court hearing organization are presented in the article.