Nearly all household businesses in Vietnam will qualify for a 30% tax reduction after the National Assembly approved new relief measures for 2026 and 2027.

A new National Assembly resolution offers legal protection for bold decision-making, provided five conditions are met, including no corruption and demonstrable public benefit.

Ho Chi Minh City will gain broader authority to test new development models when Vietnam’s Urban Development Law takes effect on October 1.

The National Assembly has approved the investment policy for Hanoi Capital Region’s 349-kilometer Ring Road 5, which will pass through seven cities and provinces with preliminary investment of VND288.268 trillion ($11 billion).

Vietnam’s amended law on contract-based overseas employment prohibits recruiting, preparing or sending Vietnamese workers abroad for massage jobs, while expanding safeguards against excessive fees and labor exploitation.

The 10 laws amended cover crop production, plant protection and quarantine, animal husbandry, animal health, fisheries, geology and minerals, water resources, irrigation, meteorology and hydrology, and dikes.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved the relocation of two historical and cultural sites in Bac Ninh Province to make way for a road connecting Gia Binh International Airport with Hanoi.

With 466 of 475 participating deputies voting in favour, or 93.20%, the NA passed the revised Law on Dissemination and Education of Law, which will take effect on March 1, 2027.

With 473 of 474 participating deputies voting in favour, or 94.6%, the NA passed the Law on Prevention and Combating the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The 36-article law, comprising four chapters, will take effect on July 1, 2027.

Vietnam’s National Assembly has established 64 parliamentary friendship groups for its 16th term, with deputy chairpersons of the legislature taking charge of groups covering several of the country’s key international partners.

The National Assembly convened a plenary session on August 21 to discuss policy orientations for amendments to the 2024 Land Law and the 2023 Housing Law as part of the agenda of its first extraordinary sitting.

A draft revision of Vietnam’s Penal Code would abolish the death penalty for six offenses and retain capital punishment only for treason, murder, terrorism and illegal drug production.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has offered a straightforward explanation for one of the most pressing questions in Vietnam’s property market: Why are home prices so high? His answer puts land costs at the center of the problem.

The Government has proposed consolidating four national target programs into a single $30.7 billion initiative for the 2026-2035 period.

Vietnam should begin planning passive telecom infrastructure for future 6G and 7G networks, Lt. Gen. Tao Duc Thang said as the National Assembly discussed amendments to four laws governing the country’s digital and technology landscape.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on August 14 discussed a government proposal to integrate four national target programs into a single program requiring more than VND808 trillion ($30.7 billion) in resources.

Lawmakers on August 12 discussed establishing Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh cities, with the Government seeking to develop them into major economic growth poles.

The 16th National Assembly convened a plenary sitting on August 11 to discuss the draft Law on Urban Development, as part of its ongoing first extraordinary session.

Vietnam's National Assembly observed a minute of silence this morning in memory of Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane before opening its first extraordinary session.