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NEW REGULATIONS ON THE OFFSHORE-ISSUED BONUS SHARE PLAN

A recent amendment to Vietnam's regulations governing employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) has significantly simplified the process for foreign entities to offer these benefits to Vietnamese employees. The State Bank of Vietnam's Circular No. 23/2024/TT-NHNN, effective from August 12, 2024, has removed several hurdles, making it easier for companies to implement offshore-issued ESOPs.

July 2021 Newsletter
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.

June 2021 Newsletter
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.

May 2021 Newsletter
In this new edition, you can read an update on the pros and cons of investing in data centres in Vietnam, a sector to potentially attract a lot of FDI, and on Decree 38 on violations involving cultural and advertising activities. We provide you also with some other news and regulations which we thought might be of interest. Last but not least we would like to draw your attention to the initiative of Newborns Vietnam.

April 2021 Newsletter
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.

WHAT'S NEW WITH RENEWABLES?
In this update, you can read about the MOIT Report on Wind and Solar Tariffs, the latest info on the DPPA Pilot Project and the issues resulting from the grid capacity limitations.

Legal issues cloud LNG power plans
The concept of using liquefied natural gas (LNG) for electricity production is attracting investors in Vietnam. ACSV Legal managing partner Mark Oakley, of counsel, and head of Energy Practice Tim Dobson provide a look into the current LNG-to-power market of Vietnam and outline some critical legal issues for interested investors.

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