Comments on The Draft of Government Resolution to Solve Transitional BT Projects

When partnering with government agencies (G2B), the risks often come from policy changes and the adoption of new legislation, causing obstacles, delays, and payment backlogs in PPP contracts (especially BT contracts). Following the establishment of Steering Committee 751 (Ban Chỉ Đạo 751) to resolve investment projects with pending legal issues, the Government has recently prepared a Resolution Draft (the Draft) to address approximately 160 transitional BT projects still facing legal obstacles (such projects, “Pending BT Project”).

Focusing specifically on Pending BT Projects where land-use rights serve as the State’s payment mechanism, the following analysis highlights critical issues arising from the proposed changes introduced by this Draft:

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Key points under Decree 356/2025 guiding the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL 2025)

On 31 December 2025, the Government issued Decree 356/2025 guiding the implementation of the PDPL 2025, which took effect on 1 January 2026. Decree 356/2025 provides critical detailed guidance and, notably, resolves several ambiguities under the PDPL 2025 framework. This post highlights the key takeaways from this new regulation.

1.         Expansion of "sensitive personal data": ID Cards and login credentials

As compared to the Draft PDPL Decree, Decree 356/2025 expands the scope of sensitive personal data to explicitly include:

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Key Changes In New Investment Law 2025

On 11 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted new investment law (Investment Law 2025). On this blog, we discuss some key changes in the new Investment Law 2025.

Clarification of business investment conditions

The Investment Law 2025 refines the definition of business investment conditions (Điều kiện đầu tư kinh doanh) by introducing an explicit exclusion: these conditions no longer encompass technical standards and regulations issued by competent authorities concerning product or service quality. This addition narrows the scope of what constitutes a "conditional business line", distinguishing administrative market-entry conditions from mere technical product standards.

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New Resolution 254/2025 on Specific Policies and Mechanism to Resolve Obstacles in Implementation of The Land Law

In a significant move to streamline the execution of the Land Law 2024, the National Assembly of Vietnam recently passed Resolution 254/2025 on specific policies and mechanism to resolve obstacles in implementation of the Land Law 2024. Effective from 1 January 2026, Resolution 254/2025 is intended to apply alongside the Land Law 2024 and prevails in case of conflict. In essence, Resolution 254/2025 could be considered as an amendment to the Land Law 2024.

In this post, we will summarize the key changes introduced under Resolution 254/2025.

1.           Expanded Scope for Land Recovery

Resolution 254/2025 introduces three additional scenarios under which the State may recover land to promote socio-economic development. Specifically, it now includes:

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