We want to notify you of the new Vietnamese legislation taking effect next year (2025).
1. Law No. 58/2014/QH13 on social insurance
Effective 1 July 2025, this law expands compulsory participation, reduces the pension contribution period, adds new benefits for participants, and tightens penalties for non-compliance and other requirements.
2. Law No. 51/2024/QH15 on amendments and supplements Law on health insurance
Effective from 1 July 2025, except for several articles effective from 1 January 2025, this law supplements regulations on electronic health insurance cards (implemented from 1 January 2025), expanded participant categories, and stricter measures against late or evaded payments.
3. Law no. 37/2024/QH15 on amendments and supplements the law on asset auctions
Effective 1 January 2025, key updates include expanding auctioned asset categories, enhancing professional requirements for auctioneers, introducing flexibility for auction organizations, and establishing clear regulations for online auctions to ensure transparency and efficiency.
4. Law No. 57/2024/QH15 amends some laws, including the Law on Investment
Effective 1 July 2025, key changes include adding termination conditions for delayed investment projects, expanding prohibited business activities, removing fire prevention services from conditionally allowed activities, and introducing new commercial activities such as unmanned aircraft businesses, data services, and research on flying vehicles.
5. New Law on Data 2024
Effective from 1 July 2025, it provides a comprehensive framework for managing digital data, covering the creation, development, protection, governance, processing, and use of data, as well as the establishment of the National Data Center and Integrated Database, and outlining the rights and responsibilities of relevant agencies and individuals.
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If you need more information or help navigating these changes, please do not hesitate to contact us.
• Diep Hoang +84 28 7300 0864 (ext 120) Diep.hoang@dilinh.com.
• Michael Lee +84 28 7300 0864 (ext 130) Michael.lee@dilinh.com.