National Assembly (NA) delegate Nguyễn Anh Trí, head of the drafting committee and former director of the Central Haematology and Blood Transfusion Institute, has sought public opinion on the drafted Gender Transition Law.

This decree specifically addresses measures to prevent domestic violence against foreign residents in Vietnam. This decree will take effect from December 25, 2023.

The revised Telecommunications Law is expected to encourage foreign investment in digital services, offering a more open and competitive market.

Vietnam is a party to 21 bilateral international extradition treaties, many of which include provisions for the urgent apprehension of subject individuals to extradition requests before the formal request is received.

From October 2023, many new policies will take effect in Vietnam.

A series of fresh policies on VTA cuts, increases in social insurance subsidy, and car license plate auction came into effect from July, 2023.

In Vietnam, there are currently no specific legal documents regulating gender identity and gender transition.

The Presidential Office on February 3 announced the Acting President’s order to promulgate the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment that was adopted by the 15th National Assembly at its second extraordinary session.

Some businesses with a huge amount of charter capital have been included on the national portal on business registration.

A string of fresh policies on residence, social support for social protection beneficiaries, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS come into effect from July.

A string of new policies on heavier administrative fines in journalistic and publishing activities, penalties for administrative customs offences, 

The Government and the Prime Minister promulgated 34 legal documents including 28 decrees and six decisions in September and October.

Despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese Party and State have done their best to ensure the right to freedom of travel for Vietnamese and foreign citizens in line with Vietnamese and international law.

The current legal system remains cumbersome and complicated with a large number of sub-legal documents. Some are overlapping and contradictory, affecting the feasibility and stability of the legal system, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged ministries to review the legal system relating to road traffic safety and order to avoid overlapping traffic laws at a Government meeting held on Wednesday.

The Vietnamese Government and the PM issued 10 legal documents in March, including seven Decrees and three Decisions, according to the press conference of the Ministry of Justice.

The draft law on alcohol harm prevention was discussed at the ongoing 33rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee yesterday.

National Assembly deputies yesterday were divided when discussing changing the age of responsibility of children as part of the draft revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central Quang Binh Province has received a northern pig-tailed macaque.