Introduction
bizconsult is a dynamic and progressive law firm. The Firm is now recognized as one of the most prestigious law firms in Vietnam, with an acknowledged reputation in Investment Consultancy, Corporate and Commercial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Finance and Banking, Real Estate, Capital Markets, Intellectual Property and Franchise, and Employment, as well as in the area of Dispute Resolution. The Firm employs the diverse professional skills of highly qualified lawyers, intellectual property professionals, financial and tax consultants to offer viable and comprehensive solutions to the problems of its clients. All lawyers, professionals and consultants of the Firm completed their education and training in the Masters in laws, science, commerce and business administration. They are all specialists in their fields of practice with many years of experience. The Firm’s client base ranges from both domestic and foreign multinational companies to small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals.
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LEGAL UPDATE – OCTOBER 2026 – KEY UPDATES ON FOREIGN INVESTORS’ RETAIL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNDER DECREE NO. 342/2026/ND-CP
Published in October 2026 Le Hong Phong Partner Phan Thi Lan Phuong Associate INTRODUCTION: On September 3, 2026, the Government promulgated Decree No. 342/2026/ND-CP detailing the Law on Commerce and the Law on Foreign Trade Management on goods trading activities and activities directly related to goods trading of foreign investors and foreign-invested economic organizations in
LEGAL UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2026 – Vietnam Regulatory Reform: Key Recent and Proposed Amendments for Businesses
Published in September 2026 Tran Cong Quoc Partner Nguyen T.Thu Ha Senior Associate Vietnam is continuing a broad regulatory reform program aimed at reducing business conditions, simplifying administrative procedures and addressing overlapping regulatory requirements. Resolutions No. 66.17/2026/NQ-CP and 66.18/2026/NQ-CP, effective principally from 1 July 2026 until 28 February 2027, represent an important part of this
LEGAL UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2026 – NEW REGULATIONS ON E-COMMERCE ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LAW ON E-COMMERCE 2025 AND DECREE 248/2026/ND-CP, EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY 2026
Published in September 2026 Trinh Hoang Lien Partner Luong Bich Thuan Legal Assistant INTRODUCTION: The Law on E-commerce 2025 was enacted to complete the legal framework in response to the rapid growth of the digital economy, giving rise to new business models and cross-border transactions involving diverse participants in terms of the entities involved and