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Regional Round-up
Issue 2 of 2026

Your Snapshot of Key Legal Developments in Asia

Issue 2 of 2026 (Apr / May / Jun)

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VIETNAM

Vietnam’s New Foreign Investment Strategy: Key Takeaways from Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW

On 8 June 2026, the Politburo of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW on the development of the foreign-invested economic sector (“Resolution“). The Resolution is an important policy-oriented document that sets out Vietnam’s evolving approach to the foreign-invested economic sector in the coming period. It reaffirms that the foreign-invested sector remains an important component of the Vietnamese economy, while emphasising the need to enhance the quality, effectiveness, and substantive contribution of foreign investment to Vietnam’s next stage of economic development.

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Cambodia

Second Phase of Regulatory Development on the Simplified Business Registration

New Regulatory Developments on Elevator Use and Installation in Cambodia





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China

Unified Regulations on Outbound Investment Comes into Effect

China Issues Provisional Regulations on the Protection of Basic Rights and Interests of Workers Beyond Retirement Age




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Indonesia

Indonesia Overhauls its Financial Sector: An Introduction to the Amended P2SK Law

An Overhaul in Indonesian E-Commerce Regulations: From Platform Compliance to Platform Gatekeeping

Government Regulation 24/2026: Indonesia Centralises Coal, Palm Oil, Ferro Alloys Exports Through State-Owned Enterprises
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Lao PDR

INGOs Regulations Amended

New Decree on Fertilizer Takes Effect on 15 July 2026

Amended Income Tax Law Comes into Force on 1 July 2026

Amended Decision on Internet Service Business Operation


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Malaysia

BNM Issues New Interoperable Fund Transfer Framework

Malaysia Competition Law: MyCC's Enforcement Overhaul

Cybercrime Bill 2026 Tabled and Passed by Dewan Negara

Issuance of New Guidelines under the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010

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Myanmar

Myanmar Issues New Export and Import Compliance Procedures

DICA Issues New Guidelines on Company Name Approvals

Myanmar Proposes New Anti-Online Scam Bill

CBM Issues New Offshore Remittance Business Regulations

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Philippines

ERC's New Rules for the Financing and Construction of Transmission Projects by Entities other than the Transmission Network Provider

SEC Issues Notice on Tier Classification of PLCs

The Philippines and Singapore Sign Landmark Carbon Credit Collaboration Agreement

NPC Issues Guidelines on Data Scraping of Publicly Available Personal Data

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Singapore

SGX Global Listing Board Rules, SFA Regulations Come into Effect to Facilitate Dual Listings on SGX and Nasdaq

Navigating the Collection and Use of Personal Data in Generative AI Development – PDPC Issues Advisory Guidelines

Worldwide Freezing Orders in Support of Foreign-Seated Arbitrations - Court Upholds US$330m Mareva Injunction

MinLaw to Implement Recommendations to Enhance Singapore's Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Regime <br.
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Thailand

New PDPC Notification on Data Subjects' Right to Access Personal Data

Thailand's Proposed AI Law: Moving Towards a Risk-Based Regulatory Framework

Proposed Legislation: Draft Act on Liability for Defective Products ("Lemon Law")

SEC Proposes Reforms to Reduce Reliance on Foreign Digital Asset Providers




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Vietnam

Vietnam Signals a New Wave of Intellectual Property Reform: AI, Digital Assets and Technology Commercialisation in Focus

Vietnam's New Foreign Investment Strategy: Key Takeaways from Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW

Reduction and Simplification of Administrative Procedures for Businesses in Resolution 66.16/2026/NQ-CP

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Member firms are independently constituted and regulated in accordance with relevant local legal requirements. Services provided by a member firm are governed by the terms of engagement between the member firm and the client.

This website is solely intended to provide general information and does not provide any advice or create any relationship, whether legally binding or otherwise. Rajah & Tann Asia and its member firms do not accept, and fully disclaim, responsibility for any loss or damage which may result from accessing or relying on this website.

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