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The global coronavirus epidemic has caused massive disruption to businesses and may impact certain contractual relationships, either with clients or employees, Minh Nguyen, senior associate and head of dispute resolution practice at ACSV Legal, discusses notable changes in regulation which could directly affect daily business operations in Vietnam, and pores over certain legal issues that Vietnamese-based companies might encounter due to the pandemic.

In this special edition, you can read about the Government's Resolution 15, plans to resume business operations for HCMC, Hanoi, Binh Duong and Long An, and the lock down regulations for HCMC until the end of September.

In this new edition, you can read about the new regulation of Vietnamese tax law, a new update introduces support packages for employees and employers seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the draft decision on special investment incentives. We provide you also with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest. Last but not least, you can find our latest contribution to Chambers and Partners' Doing Business in Vietnam 2021 guide.

In this newsletter, you can read about the new Decree on Security for Performance of Obligations and other regulations have entered into force within June 2021. You can also read the latest news and relevant topics we have handpicked for you in Other News section.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the highlights of the United Kingdom-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement as well as on Decree 31 implementing the Law on Investment. We provide you also with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the first-ever unified regulation on personal data protection in Vietnam as well as the draft circular implementing the law on tax administation. The draft circular is in particular relevant for e-commerce activities and digital-based businesses. We provide you also with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the decree implementing the Law on Enterprises which entered into force on 1 January 2021 and an update on the various decrees and circulares implementing the Law on Securities which entered into force per the same date. We provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest. February was a quiet period, as Tet fell in this month, and not many new regulations were adopted.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the draft decrees to implement the Law on PPP and the decree providing guidance on employing foreigners based on the Labour Code. Both the Law on PPP and the Labour Code entered into force on 1 January 2021. We also provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the key legal aspects of LNG-to-power. We also provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest. Finally, we would like to wish you a Happy 2021.

In this new edition, you can read an update on the draft decrees to implement the recently approved Laws on Investment and Enterprises. These are expected to enter into foce on 1 January 2021. We also provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.

In this new edition, you can read about the supporting documents that have been iussed in light of the entry into force of the EVFTA and an update on issues to consider in light of a distressed M&A in Vietnam. We also provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.

In this new edition, you can read about the draft decree guiding extended producer responsibility and the new regulations on cross-border advertising services. You can also stay up-to-date with the relevant legal issues of the corporate bonds market in Vietnam. Lastly, we provide you with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest.