Law SBV to inspect gold trading activities Credit institutions and gold trading enterprises will be subject to inspection in term of the compliance with policies and laws in gold trading activities, according to Decision 324/QD-TTGSNH2 issued by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on May 17. 05/18/2024 11:03 | Vietnam Law E-ID cards to be issued nationwide 05/15/2024 09:07 | Vietnam Law Management of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products must be tightened: PM 05/14/2024 12:21 | Vietnam Law Law on Identity 05/10/2024 07:00 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam Law | 01/05/2024 16:16 How to legally change the name of a child My wife and I, we are a Vietnamese-Korean couple. My wife just gave birth to a boy and we intend to register Vietnamese citizenship for him. In this case, may he take my family name in the Korean language? 2 Vietnam Law | 01/04/2024 16:09 Round glutinous rice cake: Cultural delight of Pa Then ethnic group “Banh giay” (round glutinous rice cake) is an indispensable dish on a Tet offering tray of the Pa Then ethnic people in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province. The cakes are offered to ancestors and gods on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year to pray for good weather, bumper crops, prosperity, and happiness. 3 Vietnam Law | 01/03/2024 08:50 New rice celebrations of Xo Dang ethnic people In anticipation of the new rice celebrations, the residents of Hring village in Ea H’ding commune, Cu M’gar district, in Dak Lak province were hard at work since the early hours of the morning. 4 Vietnam Law | 12/30/2023 19:05 Vietnam approves stock market development strategy By 2025, Vietnam’s stock market would be upgraded from a frontier to an emerging market in line with international rating organizations’ standards, joining the group of four major stock markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 5 Vietnam Law | 12/30/2023 09:40 Protection of women and juveniles from cyberspace violence in Vietnam today This article analyzes current Vietnamese regulations on protection of women and juveniles against illegal acts in cyberspace, points out some limitations and inadequacies in the practice of protecting women and juveniles in cyberspace and proposes remedies related to relevant regulations, technical measures and solutions, technology applications, staff, and effective international cooperation. 6 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 17:29 New rule for better controlling medicine prices The Government has recently issued Decree 88 to tighten the declaration and re-declaration of medicine prices by pharmaceutical traders. 7 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 17:27 Statistical database system to be synchronously developed from central to local levels By 2030, the National Statistical Database will reach an advanced level among the ASEAN countries and become a modern statistical system in the world by 2045. 8 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 17:20 Tightened requirements for copying and taking photos of Vietnam’s currency All copies and photos of the Vietnamese banknotes must not change their appearance, except for zoom-in and zoom–out images, or copying or taking 1:1 photos from different angles, and must ensure the integrity of portraits and the national emblem on the front side of banknotes. 9 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 17:10 New policies on self-consumption rooftop solar power systems proposed The Ministry of Industry and Trade is seeking public opinions on a draft decree on development of rooftop solar power, focusing on regulations on non-commercial self-consumption rooftop solar power systems. 10 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 17:07 Online trading of cosmetics to be placed under strict management The Ministry of Health is making a draft decree on management of cosmetics, proposing adding regulations on online trading of cosmetics and identification of origin of cosmetics serving tracking, inspection and verification for state management purposes. 11 Vietnam Law | 12/29/2023 16:56 Businesses having affiliated transactions not subject to the 30-percent cap on loan interest expense The Ministry of Finance is amending Decree 132 of 2020 along the line of excluding the determination of affiliated relationships between banks and enterprises based on preset limits, thus avoiding the application of the 30-percent cap on loan interest expense on businesses having affiliated transactions. 12 Vietnam Law | 12/28/2023 14:05 Vietnam’s M&A market in 2023: situation and key considerations The negative impacts of the geopolitical tension have indirectly hindered the global economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, preventing the M&A market in 2023 from unfolding as dynamically as anticipated following the less optimistic outcome in 2022. 13 Vietnam Law | 12/26/2023 09:00 Animal feed processing industry to be developed to stabilize domestic supply By 2030, Vietnam will be able to meet 30-35 percent of the demand for domestic animal feed for which the country has such advantages as microbial products, enzymes, herbs, natural compounds, macro-minerals, trace minerals and natural minerals. 14 Vietnam Law | 12/25/2023 14:00 Exploitation of mineral resources for use as construction materials to be promoted The Prime Minister has recently approved a master plan to ensure the efficient use of mineral resources, meeting the demand for raw materials for use as construction materials through 2030, with a vision toward 2050. 15 Vietnam Law | 12/19/2023 09:00 Role and responsibility of people’s courts in building and improving the socialist law-ruled state of Vietnam in the new period The socialist law-ruled state of Vietnam is the state of the people, by the people and for the people where the whole state power belongs to the people. The state power is exercised in a unified manner, with the assignment, coordination and control among state agencies in exercising legislative, executive and judicial powers, while upholding the people’s right to mastery, and protecting justice, human rights and citizen rights. 16 Vietnam Law | 12/18/2023 09:36 Thai festival keeps ethnic traditions alive With rituals, performances, and dances reflecting religious concepts, Then Kin Pangis a major festival containing unique artistic values and clearly expresses the creative thinking of the Black Thai ethnic people in Lai Chau province. 17 Vietnam Law | 12/10/2023 09:30 Chuong Village conical hats: symbol of Vietnamese heritage The conical hats of Chuong Village are not only practical items but also works of art, meticulously painted and adorned with intricate patterns. They have gained recognition as diplomatic products of Vietnam and have been showcased at various celebration. 18 Vietnam Law | 11/25/2023 20:00 MOF expects to improve stock market transparency The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Circular 69, amending and supplementing several articles of Circular 57 of 2021, providing the roadmap of restructuring the stock trading market, bond trading market, derivatives trading market, and trading market for other types of securities. 19 Vietnam Law | 11/25/2023 07:48 NA resolution sets a target of 6-6.5 percent GDP growth in 2024 NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 24 signed a decision to issue Resolution 103/2023/QH15, targeting that Vietnam will have 6-6.5 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and USD 4,700-4,730 in per capita income in 2024. 20 Vietnam Law | 11/17/2023 10:09 New Law on Price The 2023 Law on Price will take effect on July 1 next year and supersede its 2012 predecessor with revisions made in 2014, 2020 and 2022. 4 5 6 7 8