Law Health Ministry proposes tobacco ban for people born from 2010 onwards The Ministry of Health has proposed banning people born on or after January 1, 2010, from buying and using tobacco, in an ambitious move to protect young people from nicotine addiction and work towards a “smoke-free generation”. 05/29/2026 16:03 | Vietnam Law Vietnam steps up efforts to protect rights of persons with disabilities 05/29/2026 08:33 | Vietnam Law Persons on exit to face fines up to VND 50 million for undeclared cash, gold items 05/27/2026 16:41 | Vietnam Law PM orders stronger disaster prevention, response efforts 05/26/2026 11:09 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam Law | 11/12/2023 11:00 State-owned press group model to be brought into law The Ministry of Information and Communications (MOIC) has released a draft revising the 2016 Press Law with six new policies, in which the proposal on development of a state-owned press group model is highlighted. 2 Vietnam Law | 11/11/2023 19:10 Supplementary health insurance packages to provide more benefits for the insured: MOH The Ministry of Health (MOH) is considering to diversify supplementary health insurance packages to offer insured patients with more benefits than the basic package provided currently, such as regular health checkups, screening for early diagnosis of some diseases, elderly healthcare services, among others. 3 Vietnam Law | 11/10/2023 08:40 ESG practice: Key to help Vietnam develop its circular economy Nguyen Anh Duong, Director of the Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies under the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), has granted an interview to a Viet Nam News reporter about impacts of businesses' ESG (environmental-social-governance) practices on the process of the country's circular economy development 4 Vietnam Law | 11/09/2023 09:30 Program approved to improve labor productivity By 2030, Vietnam will be among three leading ASEAN countries in labor productivity growth rate, according to Prime Minister Decision 1305/QD-TTg issued on November 8. 5 Vietnam Law | 11/06/2023 11:04 What to know before adopting a Vietnamese child 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? 6 Vietnam Law | 11/05/2023 09:00 Deputy Minister: Culture and people must be internal strengths of the Capital The VietNamNet talks with Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung on the draft revised Law on the Capital, which has been submitted to the National Assembly at the 6th session for debate and will be approved at the 7th session next year. 7 Vietnam Law | 11/04/2023 20:00 New Anti-Money Laundering Law: reason - change & improvement 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. 8 Vietnam Law | 11/03/2023 15:03 Ministry puts forward mechanism enabling direct renewable energy purchase 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 . 9 Vietnam Law | 11/03/2023 13:11 Vietnamese entrepreneurs during northern domination and feudal period 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. 10 Vietnam Law | 11/02/2023 09:30 Government approves National Data Center development scheme 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. 11 Vietnam Law | 11/01/2023 16:08 Choice of textbooks: Teachers’ opinions must be more respected The Ministry of Education and Training is seeking feedback on a draft circular revising rules on textbook selection in general schools, with growing calls for teachers’ voices to play a greater role in the process. 12 Vietnam Law | 10/27/2023 09:00 Citizens may now use their ID cards to enjoy health insurance-covered medical services 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. 13 Vietnam Law | 10/27/2023 08:00 Vietnam’s pharmaceutical industry sets development targets for the next decade By 2030, Vietnam will become a center for manufacturing or processing of, and transfer of technologies for, brand-name medicines in the ASEAN region. 14 Vietnam Law | 10/26/2023 16:00 PM urges special credit support for feasible realty projects 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. 15 Vietnam Law | 10/14/2023 18:03 New Petroleum Law detailed for implementation 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. 16 Vietnam Law | 10/02/2023 17:15 Chang Son traditional folding fans bursting with new vitality 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. 17 Vietnam Law | 10/01/2023 10:22 New rule rolled out to develop open educational resources for higher education 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. 18 Vietnam Law | 09/26/2023 00:00 Protection of book copyright in cyberspace Books are protected under Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Law, and their publication or republication requires written permission from authors or copyright holders as stipulated by the Publication Law. 19 Vietnam Law | 09/24/2023 08:11 Vietnam to apply regulatory sandbox for development of circular economy 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. 20 Vietnam Law | 09/23/2023 14:21 Stiffer fines to be imposed on violations in insurance sector 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. 38 39 40 41 42