This guide provides a comprehensive overview of corporate bonds, and discusses some key legal and practical issues for foreign investors and domestic issuers on bond transactions in Vietnam. It delves into: an overview of corporate bonds, details on insurance processes, bond depositories and trading for domestic bonds.

• 15 December 2023

1 GOVERNMENT ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 89/2023/NĐ-CP Ha Noi, 12 December 2023 DECREE ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT DECREE NO. 72/2016/ND-CP DATED 01 JULY 2016 ON PHOTOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES AND GOVERNMENT DECREE NO. 126/2018/ND- CP DATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2018 REGULATING THE ESTABLISHME

• 12 December 2023

Vietnamese law provides for a relatively detailed framework on management of an apartment building. However, several important issues, which are discussed in this update, are still not adequately addressed.

• 11 December 2023

On 8 November 2023, the State Bank of Vietnam issued Official Letter 8631 to publish answers to certain questions on lending regulations under Circular 6/2023 of the SBV dated 28 June 2023 amending Circular 39/2016 of the SBV dated 30 December 2016 on lending activities of credit institutions (CIs) and/or foreign bank branches with customers.

• 11 December 2023

1 GOVERNMENT ------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 84/2023/NĐ-CP Hanoi, 01 December 2023 DECREE ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT DECREE NO. 129/2022/ND-CP DATED 30 DECEMBER 2022 PROMULGATING VIETNAM'S SPECIAL PREFERENTIAL IMPORT TARIFFS TO IMPLEMENT THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNER

• 11 December 2023

On 18 September 2023, the Government issued Decree 70 to amend various regulations on management of foreign employees under current Decree 152/2020. Decree 70/2023 took effect immediately upon its issuance. In this update we discuss the notable changes introduced under Decree 70/2023.

• 11 December 2023

On 24 April 2023, the Justices of the Supreme Court of Vietnam (the Supreme Court) hosted an online seminar to tackle some issues that arise in the courts’ trial practice. In this post, we will discuss some clarifications from the Official Letter that we find interesting or noteworthy.

• 11 December 2023

1 1 GOVERNMENT -------- SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- No: 88/2023/NĐ-CP Ha Noi 11 December 2023 DECREE ON AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT DECREE NO. 54/2017/ND-CP DATED 08 MAY 2017 DETAILING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO IMPLEMENT THE LAW ON PHARMACY AND GOVERNMENT DECREE NO. 155/2018/ND-CP D

• 11 December 2023

This eighth draft of the new Land Law continues to improve the administrative land management system and expand the rights of land users, including foreign-invested economic organisations. This update discusses the key highlights of the new draft.

• 08 December 2023

1 DECREE ON REGULATIONS ON THE PREVENTION AND COMBAT OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY AND PROTECTION OF VIETNAMESE CURRENCY Chapter I .................................................................................................................................................. 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS ........................................................................................................

• 08 December 2023