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Vietnam: Major Changes in the Regulations of Land Use Right Certificate and Their Impacts on Property Rights

The Land Law 2024, with several significant new provisions, solidifies the viewpoints and policies of the Party. This includes, in particular, matters related to the issuance of LUR Certificates and the implications of these changes on the ownership of assets by land users.

Vietnam: Regulations on personal data protection in labour supervision and recruitment

This article will focus on analyzing some personal data protection regulations in labor supervision and recruitment according to the Draft Personal Data Protection Law.

Vietnam: Determining the procedural capacity of private enterprise owners

In court proceedings, accurately determining the procedural capacity of parties is crucial, as each party has different rights and obligations in a civil case. This article discusses the determination of the procedural capacity of private enterprise owners – a special type of enterprise that requires careful attention.

Vietnam: Draft Law on Personal Data Protection - An Urgent Requirement and Legal Framework for Personal Data Protection in the Digital Era

The Personal Data Protection Law is essential to safeguard citizens’ rights, prevent data violations, and enhance the accountability of organizations, businesses, and individuals. This article will review issues such as big data, cloud storage, labour recruitment, compliance checks, business activities related to data, and others.

Vietnam: Legal Entanglements on the Transfer of Commercial Housing Sale and Purchase Agreements under the Law on Real Estate Business 2023

From 01 August 2024, when the Law on Housing 2023 and the Law on Real Estate Business 2023 replaced the Law on Housing 2014 and the Law on Real Estate Business 2014, the regulations on the transfer of housing sale and purchase agreements also changed.

Vietnam: Conditions and procedures for establishing a real estate exchange

A real estate exchange is a venue where all services related to real estate transactions are conducted and provided. It ensures transparency and openness, helping investors confidently search for and invest in real estate. This article provides additional regulations on the conditions and procedures for setting up a real estate exchange according to current legal provisions.

Vietnam: Rights And Obligations Of Franchisees In Commercial Franchise

Commercial franchise means a commercial activity whereby franchisors permit and require franchisees to undertake by themselves to purchase or sell goods or provide services based on certain conditions and methods of business organisation prescribed by the franchisors.

Vietnam: Copyright infringement of cinematography works

The development of social media has served as a catalyst for the increase in copyright infringement. This article will clarify what constitutes copyright infringement according to the current Vietnamese legal provisions.

Vietnam: New Decree 175/2024 on Management of Construction Activity

The Government recently issued Decree No. 175/2024/ND-CP (Decree 175), detailing several provisions and enforcement measures of the Law on Construction regarding the management of construction activities, which took effective on December 30, 2024 and replaces Decree No. 15/2021/ND-CP dated March 3, 2021 (“Decree 15”) and Decree No. 53/2017/ND-CP dated May 8, 2017 of the Government.

Vietnam has strengthened data protection regulations, introducing higher fines and stricter enforcement. Decree 24/2025/ND-CP, issued on February 21, 2025, increases penalties for data privacy violations, with B2C companies and digital platforms facing fines of up to 400,000,000 VND.

Vietnam: Understanding Vietnam’s New Internet Regulations - Decree 147

On 9 November 2024, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 147/2024/ND-CP which supersedes Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP on management, provision, and use of internet services and online information guiding regulations on the same topic in various laws.

Vietnam: Draft Decrees on Data Regulation

The Government is strengthening regulations to better oversee sensitive data, prevent unauthorised data trading, and provide clear legal guidelines for businesses in the data economy. These changes seek to balance three key priorities: national security and defence, the growth of data-driven businesses - including maximising business value in the digital economy - and the protection of personal data as a fundamental human right.

Vietnam: Legal Update on the Draft Legal Documents Guiding the Data Law

On 30 November 2024, the Data Law was officially passed and will come into effect on 01 July 2025. To cement the provisions of the Data Law, the Ministry of Public Security has drafted and released various draft legal documents for public consultation. In this legal update, we will outline the key contents of these legal documents.

Vietnam: Proposal to require marketplace operator to withhold tax from individual sellers

The Government intends to issue a Decree on tax management for the business activities on ecommerce and digital platforms, which require operators of the domestic and foreign e-commerce platforms to withhold and pay taxes (including PIT and VAT) for certain individuals and meeting specific criteria, as discussed in this update.

Vietnam signs MCAA on exchange of country-by-country reports

On 3 January 2025 Vietnam signed the multilateral competent authority agreement on the exchange of country-by-country reports (MCAA CbCR). In this NewsBrief we set out what this means for companies and groups in Vietnam which fall within the CbCR rules.

Malaysia: Implementation of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024

Pursuant to a notification in the Gazette published on 24 December 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024, is set to come into effect in 3 phases. We set out below an overview of each phase.

Cambodia: Clarification on Initial Work Permit for Foreign Employees and New Requirements

On 12 August 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) issued Notification 022/24 to clarify the process for hiring foreign employees.

Cambodia: Cryptoassets Regulation Introduced by the National Bank of Cambodia

The NBC has passed a new regulation permitting commercial banks and payment settlement institutions to provide services relating to cryptoassets pursuant to Prakas B7-024-735 Prokor on Transactions Related to Cryptoassets on 26 December 2024.

Cambodia: Good News: Additional Real Estate Services Now Go Online In Phnom Penh

In a significant move to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and expeditiousness of public service delivery, on 6 January 2025, the MLMUPC announced the trial launch of seven additional online services, effective from 7 January 2025. Please note that only properties located in Phnom Penh will be accessible to these online services.

Vietnam: New Regulations on Environmental Protection Fees on Exhaust Gas Emissions have been Promulgated

Decree No. 153/2024/ND-CP, which governs the environmental protection fees on exhaust gas emissions, was issued by the Government of Vietnam on November 21, 2024 (“Decree 153“). This new regulation will take effect from January 5, 2025. Emission-discharging facilities in all parts of Vietnam will be impacted by this law.