Legal Newsletter | October 2025

Dear Valued Customers,

Global Vietnam Lawyers (GV Lawyers) would like to share with you Legal Newsletter Issue No. 10 of October 2025.

This newsletter will catch you up on the new regulations on anti-money laundering and debt trading activities of debt management companies, that enterprises, especially banks and credit institutions should keep updated on for legal compliance purposes.
In the article “Vietnam enhancing transparency of beneficial ownership: From legislation to implementation”, Lawyer Tran Minh Nguyet and Paralegal Le Thi Ngan of GV Lawyers will analyze the legal aspects related to corporate beneficial ownership, emphasizing that enhancing transparency in beneficial ownership is not only an international compliance requirement but also a vital tool for safeguarding the economy and boosting investor confidence.
In the section “Legal Guidance“, we will keep you updated about the questions related to tax policies such as: (i) Tax policy for technology transfers; (ii) VAT rate for domestically purchased goods; (iii) Tax policy for exporting goods to bonded warehouses; and (iv) VAT refund for investment projects in the event the enterprise has converted into an export processing enterprise.
Prime Minister approves the 9-day Lunar New Year (Binh Ngo) Holiday, along with the proposal for multiple mechanisms to ease difficulties for energy projects under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Those are noteworthy points in the section “Good readings for you”.
The last part of the Legal Newsletter is, as usual, the list of selected latest legal documents.