1 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 41/2023/TT-BCT Ha Noi, 28 December 2023 ------- CIRCULAR ON PROMULGATION OF A LIST OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PRODUCTS AND GOODS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE Pursuant to the Law on Quality of Products and Goods dated

• 28 December 2023

1 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 42/2023/TT-BCT Ha Noi, 28 December 2023 ------- CIRCULAR ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 37/2019/TT-BCT DATED 29 NOVEMBER 2019 OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE DETAILING A NUMBER OF CONTENTS ON TRADE REMEDY MEASURE

• 28 December 2023

1 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 43/2023/TT-BCT Ha Noi, 28 December 2023 ------- CIRCULAR ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF CIRCULAR NO. 57/2018/TT-BCT DATED 26 DECEMBER 2018 OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE STIPULATING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF DECREES RELATED

• 28 December 2023

In 2022 and 2023, due to severe impact of COVID-19, the Vietnamese government issued Resolution 43/2022/QH15, decided to reduce the Value-added Tax (VAT) rate from 10% to 8%. These adjustments, which occurred during the last ten months of 2022 and the latter half of 2023, had a notably positive impact on both consumers and businesses in the market.

• 28 December 2023

This update discusses several points regarding social housing in the revised Law on Housing, including: 1) regulations requiring the arrangement of social housing land in commercial projects, 2) regulations on incentives for investors in social housing projects, and 3) regulations on profit margins for investors.

• 28 December 2023

This update discusses several points regarding the new housing law, including: 1) Issued pink book to qualified mini-apartment buyers, 2) no regulation on the period of ownership of an apartment, 3) investor of a commercial housing project must be a real estate business, 4) Exemption from land use fees for renovation, and other matters.

• 28 December 2023

On 31 October 2023, the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 13 delineating a number of significant changes to the regulatory framework of licensing, organization and operations of commercial banks in Vietnam, including news that enterprises which are not banks will have an opportunity to hold capital in joint venture banks in Vietnam.

• 28 December 2023

1 MINISTRY OF FINANCE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 19/VBHN-BTC Ha Noi, 25 December 2023 CIRCULAR [1] ON STIPULATING THE ROADMAP FOR REARRANGING THE STOCK TRADING MARKET, BOND TRADING MARKET, DERIVATIVES TRADING MARKET AND OTHER SECURITIES TRADING MARKET Circular No. 57/2021/TT-BTC dated 12 July 2021 of the Minis

• 27 December 2023

This technical update covers the guidance on corporate bonds amid the financial distress, namely Decree No. 08/2023/ND-CP regulating regulations on corporate bonds. The Decree was promulgated as the government’s solution to help domestic real estate companies facing tight cash flow pressures.

• 27 December 2023

1 MINISTRY OF FINANCE ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 19/VBHN-BTC Ha Noi, 25 December 2023 CIRCULAR [1] ON STIPULATING THE ROADMAP FOR REARRANGING THE STOCK TRADING MARKET, BOND TRADING MARKET, DERIVATIVES TRADING MARKET AND OTHER SECURITIES TRADING MARKET Circular No. 57/2021/TT-BTC dated 12 July 2021 of the Minis

• 25 December 2023