With a view to proactively preventing and controlling environmental pollution and degradation and further improving the environmental quality, the Prime Minister on July 8 issued Decision 611/QD-TTg approving the National Environmental Protection Master Plan for the 2021-30 period, with a vision toward 2050.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) has released a draft Law on Digital Technology Industry, proposing novel regulations to promote the development of the digital technology industry into a sector with great contribution to the country’s economy.

Nguyen Ngoc Tu, a tax expert, former Editor-in-Chief of the Tax Journal, and currently a lecturer at the Hanoi University of Business, talks to Sài gòn giải phóng (Liberated Saigon) about the draft amendment to the Special Consumption Tax Law.

The Ministry of Finance will announce the final draft circular regarding the upgrade of Vietnam's securities market and operate the Korea Exchange (KRX) system this week.

The Prime Minister has given a green light to a plan to put into service an inter-regional, modern system of fishing ports and storm shelters by 2030.

The revised Land Law, which is available in the Official Gazette (issues 25-36 of 2024), regulates that overseas Vietnamese will be allowed to enjoy the land policies like domestic citizens.

The development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology presents many challenges for management. Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong, Director of the Institute of Legal Science and Strategy under the Ministry of Justice spoke to Tin tuc (News) newspaper about this issue.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation Day (October 10, 1954), the Vietnam Law & Legal Forum magazine would like to introduce Chang Son village in Thach That district on the outskirts of Hanoi - one of the age-old villages famous for hand-engraved wooden furniture and wooden joining techniques.

The Nguyen dynasty went through a period of independence and sovereignty from 1802 to 1884 with four reigns: Gia Long, Minh Menh, Thieu Tri and Tu Duc. Though the idea of administrative reform emerged early during King Gia Long’s tenure, it was comprehensively accelerated and effectively enforced after King Minh Menh came to the throne.

A person of Vietnamese origin with unknown citizenship currently residing in Vietnam is a person who is residing in Vietnam and does not have papers and documents proving that he holds Vietnamese citizenship or the citizenship of another country but shares the same direct blood line with a person who once held Vietnamese citizenship.

Vietnam’s livestream shopping market is booming, with sales per session hitting record highs, but regulatory oversight has yet to catch up with the rapid growth.

On May 15, the Government issued Decree 52/2024/ND-CP (Decree 52) regulating non-cash payment. The new regulation will take effect on July 1.

By 2030, Vietnam will build at least 10 new undersea cable routes, increasing the total number to 15 with a minimum capacity of 350 Tbps. At least two of these new cables will be owned by Vietnam and will connect directly to regional digital hubs.

Passed in last November and taking effect on July 1 this year, the Law on Telecommunications (the Law) will supersede the 2009 Law on Telecommunications and its 2017 and 2018 amendments.

Following an extensive drafting period, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the draft Teachers' Law in May 2024, seeking to gather widespread public feedback. Vu Minh Duc, Director of the Department of Teachers and Education Managers under the Ministry of Education and Training

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Air Defense and Air Force, Deputy Head of the Law on People's Air Defense Drafting Committee, speaks to the People’s Army Newspaper about the draft law.

The Judicial Council of the Supreme People’s Court on June 12 adopted a resolution providing guidelines for examination of penal liability for acts related to illegal exploitation, trading and transport of aquatic products.

After more than 15 years, the Law on Value Added Tax (LVAT) is once again being revised and open to public input. However, businesses are concerned that the revised law would put them in tight spot. Le Minh Nam, a member of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee and Vice President of the State Audit Science Council, talked with Vietnam News Agency about the revisions.

By 2030, the hospitality sector is expected to become a spearhead economic sector with green growth while the country will become one of the world’s top destinations of tourism development potential.

Although Doi Tam village is not the only place where drums are produced, it can be said that drums of the best quality are those made here.