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.

The Government on June 30 issued Decree 44, approving the application of 8-percent value added tax rate for a number of goods and services.

More investment should be prioritized for air and rail transport in order to ease pressure on road transport in the Central Highlands, according to Plan 4998 recently released by the Ministry of Transport.

Organizations and individuals involved in processing personal data will be responsible for protecting such data, according to a decree recently issued by the Government.

The Government agreed in principle to reduce the value added tax (VAT) by 2 percent to 8 percent, according to a document sent from the Government Office to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on April 17.

The Ordinance on Administrative Sanctioning of Acts Obstructing Proceedings , which was passed on August 18, 2022, by the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly, aims to create an adequate legal framework for administrative sanctioning of acts obstructing proceedings.