Do not stop at “removed”
Classify REMOVED / MODIFIED / MERGED / RENAMED before interpreting the change.
VJBI — INVESTMENT LAW 2026
Vietnam Investment Law 2026: what changes for your business?
Law 24/2026/QH16 reduces and modifies the conditional-investment/business list, with the general new statutory position applying from 1 March 2027. Removal from Annex IV does not automatically eliminate specialized licences or foreign-investor market-access rules.
Request an Investment Law applicability memoFind the first real change
Some sectors were already reformed earlier by transitional resolutions or sector laws.
Cross-check specialized law
Investment Law removal → specialized law → market access → existing licence → company-specific impact.
High-relevance examples
Foreign-investor goods trading, accounting, foreign-linked education, maritime/ports and construction each require different cross-law analysis.