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New policies, penalties come into effect in April

A range of new policies will come into effect this month, including fines of up to VNĐ100 million (US$4,192) for business owners who fail to pay their employees.

Vietnam is to have new law on IP and EPZ

Tran Duy Dong, director general for the Department for Economic Zones Management under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talks to Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giơí magazine on Vietnam’s plan to enact a new law...

U.S. may need new law to address Russian ad buys on Facebook: senator

 U.S. legislation may be needed to require social media companies to disclose more about how their platforms are used for political advertising, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday, 

Transgender people may be recognised under new law

VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry is finalising the amendment of the draft Civil Code, which is likely to acknowledge transgender people and their rights for the first time in Viet Nam. 

Police move gingerly on new law

VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic police in several northern localities say they are finding it difficult, if not impossible, to enforce a new law that imposes administrative penalties on people failing to register their ownership of used vehicles.

Presidential Office announces eight new laws

 Vietnam forges parliamentary cooperation with Peru, Argentina; Presidential Office announces new laws; HCM City deputies want road fee on motorcycles delayed; NA delegation visits UK Parliament

NA: new law must protect nation's seas

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday (Oct 22) stressed the need to remove current shortcomings in the protection of Viet Nam's marine resources and environment as also national sovereignty over the nation's seas.

New law to regulate notary services

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee members yesterday, March 12, discussed the revised Law on Notary, in which many agreed that notary officers must be responsible for the content of translated documents.  

New law aims to curb state waste

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new draft law hopes to stringently control state-funded projects through stiff regulations, in an effort to battle corruption and waste.

New law to better support casual workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is drafting a Law on Employment which will help casual workers to develop their job skills, access employment and improve their standards of living.

New smoking law defined

A new law on tobacco harm-reduction that bans smoking in public places such as schools, hospitals and workplaces took effect on May 1. But it immediately has been violated publicly.

National Assembly concludes annual session on a positive growth message

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation should prepare to lower the inflation rate and speed up economic growth next year as Viet Nam entered a new development phase, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said last Friday.