A conference was held in Hanoi on November 5 to review the task of codifying legal documents in 2019-2023 and publicise the code, with Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long attending.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes significant changes to the Electricity Law to attract $70-80 billion in investment and enhance energy security.

The revised Public Investment Law promotes a breakthrough approach to decentralize authority to local governments, minimizing bureaucratic hurdles.

The draft of the law was released by a representative of the Department of Chemicals, Ministry of Industry and Trade at a workshop on the amended law and a strategy for the development of Vietnam’s chemical industry, held in Hanoi on October 28.

When livestreaming to advertise products, KOLs (key opinion leaders) need to be transparent about their intentions from the very beginning.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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