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Vietnam to boost digital tech sector with new law

Vietnam’s draft Digital Technology Industry Law seeks to establish a legal framework to drive innovation in key areas such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence.

Vietnam’s stock market on path to emerging status with securities law revisions

The revised Securities Law is set to enhance transparency, address violations, and promote market upgrades, positioning Vietnam to attract billions in foreign capital.

Terminally ill patients can go directly to first-level hospitals: draft law

The draft law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Health Insurance removes a required procedure on transferring patients with terminal diseases to higher-level hospitals in an effort to ease procedures for patients.

Draft law aims to tighten social media advertising

The current regulations on advertising have not kept pace with online selling and the role of influencers, experts have warned.

Draft juvenile justice law highlights diversion measures

Diversion measures include monitoring, education and preventive measures replacing penalties for young offenders.

Proposed Law reinforces state monopoly in nuclear power and hydropower projects

The draft amendment to the Electricity Law proposes that the State will retain exclusive rights over the investment and construction of nuclear power plants, marking a significant development in Vietnam's energy sector.

New laws expected to better allocate resources for economic growth

Starting August 1, 2024, three key laws - the 2024 Land Law, the amended Housing Law, and the amended Real Estate Business Law came into effect.

Incentives to fuel growth of digital technology in Vietnam

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on August 12 held a working session with relevant ministries and agencies to collect feedback on the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry.

New Sci-tech Law to remove ’bottlenecks’ in commercialising research results

The 2013 Law on Science and Technology will be amended and renamed the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation, helping to remove institutional obstacles and promote research results.

State President’s order on promulgation of five newly-passed laws announced

The Presidential Office on July 23 continued to announce the State President’s order to promulgate five more laws passed by the 15th National Assembly at its recent 7th session.

Vietnam introduces new regulations for recognizing foreign electronic signatures

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has introduced new regulations on recognizing foreign electronic signature certification service providers and foreign electronic signatures in Vietnam.

Landmark revised Capital law sets stage for Hanoi's future development

The many breakthrough regulations in the law are meant to develop Hanoi in a way that is worthy of a special urban area, the political, economic, cultural, educational centre of the country, towards a ’cultured - civilised - modern’ capital city.

Ministry unveils draft law on data for public feedback

The Ministry of Public Security has published a draft law on data to garner opinions from organisations and people.

Vietnam to implement new Land, Housing, Real Estate Laws from August 1

Delegates press the button to approve the project "1 law amending 4 laws". Photo: QH

Government proposes putting land laws into effect six months earlier

The Vietnamese Government agreed on Friday to propose that the National Assembly put the Law on Land, the Law on Housing and the Law on Real Estate Business into force from July 1 this year.

Revised Land Law expected to help draw investments from OVs

The revised Land Law, recently passed by the National Assembly, is expected to attract capital from overseas Vietnamese (OV) across the world, said Chief of the Office of the Vietnam-Japan Business Association (VJBA) Dang Thai Minh.

New Land Law important to national development: experts

The revised Land Law holds great significance in the country’s political, socioeconomic life and national defence and security as well as has impacts on people from all walks of life and the business community.