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Decree 29/2026: Vietnam Operationalizes Its First Carbon Trading Market

2026-03-03
Vietnam has launched its first carbon trading exchange, quickly establishing an operational framework and piloting a greenhouse gas (GHG) quota allocation for 2025–2026. The country’s implementation of the carbon market carries strategic implications for businesses operating in emissions-intensive sectors. Vietnam has shifted from climate commitments to enforceable carbon market infrastructure.
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Hong Kong Expected to Introduce Virtual Asset Licensing Regime in 2026

03/03/2026

Hong Kong virtual asset licensing 2026 marks a major step in the city’s effort to regulate dealing, custody, advisory, and asset management activities involving digital assets.

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Corporate Tax Risks in Vietnam: What Foreign-Owned Companies Get Wrong and How to Mitigate Exposure

03/03/2026

Vietnam’s 20 percent corporate income tax rate is frequently cited as competitive within ASEAN.

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Iran Conflict and Vietnam’s Economy: Early Impacts on Energy Costs, Logistics, and Export Supply Chains

03/02/2026

While Vietnam remains geographically distant from the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, economic linkages to global energy markets, aviation routes, and logistics chains mean that spillovers are already emerging.

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India Revises External Commercial Borrowing Framework with 2026 FEMA Amendment: Notes for Businesses

03/03/2026

India revises its External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) framework under RBI’s 2026 FEMA amendment, increasing borrowing limits, simplifying reporting, and clarifying end-use rules for foreign investors.

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The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What the Iran Conflict Means for Energy, Shipping, and Business in the Middle East

03/02/2026

As the Iran military response triggers a de facto closure of the world’s most critical oil chokepoint – Strait of Hormuz – businesses across the world face immediate and cascading consequences.

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Labor Trends and Risk Management in China 2026 – New Publication Out

03/03/2026

The latest issue of China Briefing Magazine, “Labor Trends and Risk Management in China 2026”, is now available as a complimentary download on the Asia Briefing Publication Store.

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