New policy takes effect from September 2025
A series of new policies related to education, requirements for driving learners; industry, environment, cyber security… will officially take effect in September 2025.
* From September 1, 2025, end of settlement of regime for cadres and civil servants who quit their jobs due to organizational restructuring
Accordingly, in Conclusion 183-KL/TW, the Politburo and the Secretariat assigned ministries, branches and localities to:
-Urgently complete the tasks stated in Plan No. 56-KH/BCĐ, dated July 4, 2025 of the Central Steering Committee on summarizing Resolution 18 and Plan No. 02-KH/BCĐTW, dated June 19, 2025 of the Central Steering Committee on science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation.
-Directing the handling and settlement of policies and regimes for cadres and civil servants affected by the organizational restructuring before August 31, 2025;after this time will end.
* National technical regulations on domestic wastewater
According to Circular 05/2025/TT-BTNMT, the types of businesses and services that generate wastewater are managed as domestic wastewater, including: Accommodation and food services; Hotels; Villas or apartments providing short-term accommodation services; Guesthouses and motels providing short-term accommodation services; Boarding houses, rooms and similar short-term accommodation establishments; Student dormitories.
- National technical regulations on industrial wastewater
According to Circular 06/2025/TT-BTNMT, the National Technical Regulation on Industrial Wastewater stipulates the allowable limit values of pollution parameters in industrial wastewater when discharged into receiving water sources.
- National technical regulations on livestock wastewater
Circular 04/2025/TT-BTNMT promulgates the National Technical Regulation on livestock wastewater. Notably, livestock wastewater when connected to the urban wastewater collection and treatment system, concentrated residential areas must meet the regulations of the investor, manager, operator of the urban wastewater treatment system, concentrated residential areas or regulations of local authorities.
Regarding the environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued Circular 41/2025/TT-BTNMT providing technical guidance on prevention, response to waste incidents and environmental restoration after environmental incidents, effective from September 1, 2025.
* Regulations on requirements for driving learners from September 1, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the Minister of Construction issued Circular 14/2025/TT-BXD regulating driver training; training, testing, and granting certificates of training in road traffic law knowledge.
According to Article 13 of Circular 14/2025/TT-BXD, requirements for driving learners from September 1, 2025 are as follows:
- Being a Vietnamese citizen, a foreigner who is allowed to reside or is working or studying in Vietnam.
- Drivers learning to upgrade their driving license must comply with the provisions of Clause 4, Article 60 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; in which, the safe driving time for each driving license class is specifically regulated as follows:
+ Class B to C1, B to C, B to D1, B to BE, C1 to C, C1 to D1, C1 to D2, C1 to C1E, C to D1, C to D2, D1 to D2, D1 to D, D1 to D1E, D2 to D, D2 to D2E, D to DE: safe driving time from 02 years or more;
+ Class B to D2, C to CE, C to D: safe driving time from 03 years or more.
- People who already have a Class B driving license with automatic transmission can register to study to get a new Class B driving license with manual transmission (manual transmission), people who already have a Class B driving license can register to study to get a new Class C1 driving license according to the regulations in Article 6 of Circular 14; the driving student's profile is implemented according to the regulations in Clause 1, Article 14 of Circular 14.
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* Many incentives for supporting industry projects from September 1, 2025
According to Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4, Article 1 of Decree 205/2025/ND-CP, projects to build facilities and research and development centers serving the production of supporting industrial products are entitled to incentives for exemption and reduction of land rent according to regulations of law on land; and are supported with funding for investment in research equipment from the Supporting Industry Development Program.
In addition, organizations and individuals conducting applied research and technology transfer activities to produce supporting industrial products enjoy incentives from national funds and programs.
Students, lecturers, researchers, experts, managers, technicians, and technical workers are supported with training and education costs at home and abroad in techniques and technology for manufacturing supporting industrial products.
In addition, enterprises producing supporting industrial products are supported with funding for testing, inspection, appraisal and certification of product quality.
* Supplementing sanctions for violations of network security and management of cryptographic products and services from September 9, 2025
Decree 211/2025/ND-CP has supplemented Article 93a of Decree 15/2025/ND-CP on violations of regulations on business in the field of civil cryptography. Notably, the penalties for acts such as:
- Fine of 30 - 40 million VND: not carrying out procedures to amend or supplement the Business License for civil cryptographic products and services when changing the name or changing the legal representative.
- Fine from 40 - 50 million: Failure to maintain one of the conditions to be granted a Business License for civil cryptographic products and services;
- A fine of 50 - 60 million VND for one of the following acts: providing incorrect information to obtain a Business License for civil cryptographic products and services;
For acts of trading civil cryptographic products and services without a license to trade civil cryptographic products and services, depending on the value of the goods, the fine will be from 50 to 180 million VND.
* 6 types of assets contributed to creative startup investment funds
Clause 2, Article 1 of Decree 210/2025/ND-CP (effective September 15, 2025) amends and supplements Article 5 of Decree 38/2018/ND-CP on innovative startup investment funds
An innovative startup investment fund has no legal status and is established by 02 to a maximum of 30 investors contributing capital based on the fund's charter. An innovative startup investment fund is not allowed to contribute capital to another innovative startup investment fund.
Contributed capital includes 06 types:
- Can be in Vietnamese Dong; Land use rights; Intellectual property rights; Technology; Technical know-how; Other assets that can be valued in Vietnamese Dong.
* Regulations on allowance regime for defense construction protection forces from September 15, 2025
- Cases eligible for allowances
According to Article 8 of Decree 213/2025/ND-CP, the following forces will enjoy job responsibility allowance with coefficient 0.2
(1) Specialized force to manage and protect defense works and military zones of the Special Group.
(2) The force protecting the Ministry of National Defense Headquarters.
(3) The specialized force manages and protects Group I type A defense works that are not sealed or covered.
In addition, cases (1) and (3) are entitled to 10% special military allowance when performing construction maintenance duties.
* Do not name your social media account the same as the name of an agency within the Ministry of National Defense.
Clause 3, Article 6 of Circular 81/2025/TT-BQP effective from September 15, 2025 stipulates:
Agencies, organizations, individuals Social network accounts must not be named the same as or have the same name as a press agency, state agency, or other agency within the Ministry of National Defense, or contain words that can be confused with a press agency, state agency, or other agency within the Ministry of National Defense.
In addition, agencies, units, organizations and individuals under the management of the Ministry of National Defense, when participating in providing and sharing information on social networks, are responsible for:
- Read and comply with the social network's terms of use before registering to participate.
- Do not use information related to agencies or units when registering to set up social network accounts;
- Only share information from official and reliable sources; do not post or share information classified as State secrets.
* New regulations on foreign language teaching in schools apply from September 25, 2025
According to Clause 1, Article 4 of Decree 222/2025/ND-CP, general education institutions implementing the Vietnamese general education program are allowed to:
- Teaching and learning some subjects and educational activities in foreign languages
- Or some content of some subjects, educational activities in foreign languages.
Priority is given to subjects in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, technology and information technology.
Article 5 of this Decree also stipulates that teachers must have the minimum professional qualifications and foreign language proficiency as prescribed.
Learners participate in foreign language learning on a voluntary basis and may be placed on an entrance exam.
