DUYEN HA VO Vietnam’s land acquisition landscape is poised for a transformation with the upcoming enforcement of the recently approved Land Law, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2025. This article explores the potential implications of these changes on the land acquisitions of developers engaged in real estate, energy, and infrastructure projects. The new Land Law extends and further intricately categorises the list of “projects eligible as socio-economic development based on national and public benefit considerations” (Land Revocation Eligibility Projects). The implications of the Land Revocation Eligibility Projects list can be summarised as follows: a. Proposals for such a project enable the State to reclaim land from existing occupants to allocate or lease to the investor. b. Investor selection for these projects must undergo tendering requirements in certain cases. c. It is permissible to propose such a project on land acquired through a private agreement with existing land users, subject to approval from the provincial People’s Committee. Examples of new items added to this list are medical facilities, educational and training facilities, projects of renovation and rebuilding of apartment buildings and sea reclamation projects. Examples of projects not considered “Land Revocation Eligibility Projects” are hotel projects, housing development projects and commercial complex projects. Another revolutionary change introduced in the Land Law is the introduction of a regime for “private agreement” on land acquisition for project development, which may apply in cases that land is not under control by any State agency. This private agreement scheme is applicable regardless of whether the proposed project is a Land Revocation Eligibility Project or otherwise, provided that: a. for a commercial housing...