I am an American citizen and have been married to a Vietnamese woman for two years. My wife has an eight-year-old daughter from her previous marriage. Am I allowed to adopt my stepdaughter?

The draft revised Law on the Capital has been submitted to the National Assembly at the 6th session for debate and will be approved at the 7th session next year. The draft aims to develop the Capital’s cultural identity and social security, thus making the Capital’s culture and people become its internal strength for promoting its sustainable development. The VietNamNet talks with Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung on this issue.

On November 15, 2022, the National Assembly officially issued a new Anti-Money Laundering Law (AML Law) followed by new Decree 19/2023/ND-CP dated April 28, 2023 and Circular 09/2023/TT-NHNN dated July 28, 2023. Those replaced the 2012 AML Law, and its’ all-related decrees and circulars.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a mechanism under which large buyers can purchase electricity from renewable energy producers through direct power purchase agreements .

Vietnamese entrepreneurs constitute a social group with a long history, distinctive traditions and valuable contributions, which has played a pivotal role in different periods of the country’s socio-economic prosperity.

The National Data Center must become an important part of the country’s digital infrastructure serving economic development and social management in conformity with Vietnamese characteristics.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) is seeking public opinions on a draft circular on choice of textbooks for use at general education institutions to replace Circular 25/2020/TT-BGDDT.

From December 3, when seeking medical examination and treatment, a health insurance participant will be allowed to produce his/her citizen identity card instead of his/her health insurance card stuck with his/her photo.

By 2030, Vietnam will become a center for manufacturing or processing of, and transfer of technologies for, brand-name medicines in the ASEAN region.

The Prime Minister has recently called for the drastic implementation of measures to develop the real estate market in a safe, healthy, and sustainable manner.

Taking effect on July 1, Decree 45, guiding a number of articles of the Law on Oil and Gas, is expected to facilitate the petroleum sector’s oil and gas exploitation and prospecting activities, thus contributing to its rapid and sustainable development.

Located about 30 kilometers from the center of Hanoi, Chang Son is a typical wet rice farming village in the north of Vietnam but it has long been well-known for the craft of making folding fans.

By 2026, Vietnam will build and put into operation a portal of open educational resources, providing learning, teaching, and research materials for learners, officials, lecturers of higher education institutions and those who need to update higher education knowledge, according to Decision 1117/QD-TTg.

Books constitute a type of works eligible for copyright protection under Article 14 of the 2005 Intellectual Property Law. From the commercial aspect, book copyright is an essential input element of publishing activities. Article 21 of the 2012 Publication Law stipulates: “The publication of works and documents and republication of published matters may only be carried out when written permission of authors or copyright holders is obtained in accordance with law.”.  

A regulatory sandbox for development of circular economy would be soon adopted for application in four potential fields, namely agriculture, forestry and aquaculture; industry; energy; and construction materials.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently proposed raising fine levels for a lot of insurance-related violations, according to a draft decree revising the decrees concerning the sanctioning of administrative violations in the field of insurance business and lottery business, including Decree 98 of 2013, Decree 48 of 2018, Decree No. 80 of 2019, and Decree 102 of 2021.

A working party will be formed for reviewing the current system of legal documents under Prime Minister Decision 945/QD-TTg dated August 11.

From August 15, Vietnam will issue electronic visas (e-visas) to citizens of all countries and territories around the world.

Diplomas granted by foreign education institutions would be recognized for use in Vietnam if meeting one of three conditions provided in a draft decree designed by the Ministry of Education and Training to replace Circular 13 of 2021.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has submitted a draft to the Government for approval of a mechanism to promote the development of self-consumption rooftop solar power systems.