Party General Secretary To Lam left Hanoi on May 5 for state visits to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, an official visit to Russia where he will attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War, and then a state visit to Belarus from May 5 to 12. Kazakhstan will be the first stop for General Secretary To Lam in this European tour. The visit comes at a time when the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Kazakhstan are progressing positively. It aims to further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries across various fields.

Party General Secretary To Lam left Hanoi on May 5 for state visits to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, an official visit to Russia where he will attend the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War, and then a state visit to Belarus from May 5 to 12. Kazakhstan will be the first stop for General Secretary To Lam in this European tour. The visit comes at a time when the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Kazakhstan are progressing positively. It aims to further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries across various fields.

Party General Secretary To Lam has signed a resolution on the development of the private economic sector.

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed tougher penalties for manufacturing and trading counterfeit goods via e-commerce platforms, as part of the latest draft amendments to the Penal Code, amid the sector’s rapid expansion in Vietnam.

Passed by the National Assembly in November 2024, the Law Revising a Number of Articles of the Law on Health Insurance (the 2024 Law) aims to increase healthcare benefits for the insured and improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services in health facilities nationwide, thereby contributing to assurance of social security.

Scheduled for submission to the National Assembly for passage this May, the latest draft Law on Personal Data Protection introduces key provisions aimed at completing the legal framework for personal data protection and enhancing the responsibilities of domestic and foreign agencies, organizations, and individuals in safeguarding personal data.

From July 1, Vietnam will begin a two-year trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, credit scoring, and data sharing through open application programming interfaces.

Vi and Giam songs are sung by a wide range of communities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces of north-central Vietnam. They were honored by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2014.

Vietnam is set to introduce electronic monitoring and entry ban as new forms of additional penalties for criminal offenders, according to draft amendments to the 2015 Penal Code prepared by the Ministry of Public Security.

The Ministry of Justice has released a draft Law Revising the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality, proposing more relaxed policies regarding naturalization in Vietnam and the restoration of Vietnamese citizenship.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently released a draft Law on Organization of Local Administrations (amended), proposing dissolving district-level administrative units and ceasing operations of district-level administration from July 1 this year.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recently released a draft Law on Organization of Local Administrations (amended), proposing dissolving district-level administrative units and ceasing operations of district-level administration from July 1 this year.

Ho Chi Minh City has banned short-term rentals such as Airbnb in residential apartment buildings, under a new regulation that limits such services to mixed-use tourism developments, or condotels.

Ho Chi Minh City has banned short-term rentals such as Airbnb in residential apartment buildings, under a new regulation that limits such services to mixed-use tourism developments, or condotels.

Located 40 kilometers north of the old imperial city of Hue in centrally run Hue city, My Xuyen traditional wood carving village in Phong Hoa commune, Phong Dien town, has been famous for relief and incised wood carving techniques as well as hand-carved wooden statues, furniture and ‘ruong’ houses.

Set to come into force on July 1 this year, the Law on Social Insurance (the Law) introduces significant revisions with the aim of ensuring long-term social security for the people and increasing benefits of the insured.

According to Article 18.7 of the Ministry of Public Security’s Circular 12/2025/TT-BCA dated February 28, if wishing to drive in Vietnam, foreigners have to carry out procedures for converting their national driver licenses into a Vietnamese driver licenses of the equivalent category.

This article analyzes outcomes in gender equality practice in Vietnam, particularly in political affairs, points out limitations in this regard, and proposes solutions to promote women’s political participation.

Individuals aged 16 years or older would be allowed to donate tissues while alive, provided that their legal representatives or lawful guardians so agree in writing.

Individuals aged 16 years or older would be allowed to donate tissues while alive, provided that their legal representatives or lawful guardians so agree in writing.