The Government has recently decided to extend a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) for the next six months, starting from January 1 this year.

The Government has recently decided to extend a reduction in value-added tax (VAT) for the next six months, starting from January 1 this year.

The presumption of innocence is universally recognized as a cornerstone of criminal procedure law, representing a significant achievement in the protection of human rights within legal systems worldwide.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has released a draft decree revising Decree 155 of 2020 with numerous provisions regarding foreign ownership limits in public companies, a move which is expected to remove the current bottleneck for foreign investors to join and contribute to the sustainable upgrading of Vietnam’s stock market.

The Law on Urban and Rural Planning, passed in November 2024, will come into force on July 1, 2025, and replace the 2009 Law on Urban Planning.

Foreign investors in offshore wind power projects in Vietnam would be required to have implemented at least one offshore wind power project of an equivalent scale in either Vietnam or other countries.

From July 1, foreign suppliers without permanent establishments in Vietnam that sell goods or provide services to the country via e-commerce channels or other digital platforms will be liable to value-added tax (VAT), according to the 2024 VAT Law.

About VND 130 trillion (USD 5.1 billion) is needed to implement policies and regimes for officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers as part of the scheme to streamline the political system’s organizational apparatus, the Ministry of Home Affairs has projected.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees to continue implementing relevant directives of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat, National Assembly and Government to prevent fires, explosions at high-risk places prior to the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.

The 2024 Public Investment Law, which will come into force on January 1 next year, allows competent authorities to decide whether or not to separate the content on compensation, support, resettlement and ground clearance into an independent component project when they approve investment policy for national important projects, and group-A, group-B, and group-C projects.

The 2024 Public Investment Law, which will come into force on January 1 next year, allows competent authorities to decide whether or not to separate the content on compensation, support, resettlement and ground clearance into an independent component project when they approve investment policy for national important projects, and group-A, group-B, and group-C projects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, agencies, provinces and cities to exert their efforts to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of at least 8 percent next year, higher than the National Assembly’s target at 6.5-percent.

Vietnam will establish and expand 27 marine protected areas covering over 442,230 hectares in order to raise the total area of marine protected zones to almost 0.5 percent of the country's natural marine area by 2030.

From January 1, 2025, foreign tourists can bring a variety of motor vehicles into Vietnam, including passenger cars, whether right-hand or left-hand drive, capable of carrying up to eight passengers (excluding the driver), mobile home vehicles, and two-wheeled motorcycles.

The Government would be vested with the authority to determine reduction based on family circumstances for personal income taxpayers and their dependants in alignment with the country’s socio-economic development in each period.

While people aged 65 and older face lower crime rates, the impacts are often more severe. Yet, the elderly receive less attention than other vulnerable groups, and the legal framework for their protection remains incomplete and inconsistent.

While people aged 65 and older face lower crime rates, the impacts are often more severe. Yet, the elderly receive less attention than other vulnerable groups, and the legal framework for their protection remains incomplete and inconsistent.

The persistent existence of illegal racing, especially among youngsters, gives rise to many questions. Whether the penalties for street racers are not strict enough or are there any other reasons behind?

Vietnam has been able to determine, enforce and manage its waters, rights and interests at sea and define its territory in line with international law, which are recognized by the vast majority of States. It has laid a foundation for the Vietnamese Party and State to affirm the importance of marine economy as well as the determination to turn Vietnam into a strong, prosperous sea-based country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to speed up the eradication of the temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide.