As Vietnam is determined to take drastic measures to not just recover the economy but also work hard toward development priorities, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) asks Jonathan Pincus, UNDP Senior International Economist, for recommendations to speed up the nation’s efforts and achieve its set targets.

Pham Hong Dao, deputy director of the National Office for Poverty Reduction speaks to Dan Tri (Intellectuals) newspaper on the progress of sustainable development in Vietnam and what should be done moving forward.

Nguyen Truong Giang, head of Vietnam Minerals Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke to Tai Nguyen & Moi Truong (Natural Resources & Environment) online newspaper about the urgency of compiling the Law on Geology and Minerals as well as the new points in the draft law.

On November 30, 2022, the Government issued Decree 99 in replacement of Decree 102 of 2017 on registration of security interests, adding 12 new articles and amending 61 articles based on codification of relevant circulars of the Ministry of Justice.

Dao Trung Chinh, Director of the Department of Planning and Land Resource Development under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to the Natural Resources and Environment magazine about results of the consultation on the draft revised Land Law.

The official visit to Cuba from April 18-23 by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will surely have important contributions to strengthening, consolidating, expanding and deepening the bilateral relations in all fields, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung.

In Vietnam, the physical corporate seal has been the traditional mark of authority, consent, and legitimacy, and for generations it has projected the authority of the office. It was carefully guarded and remained under the control of a senior officer. But the role of the physical seal has changed. Today, the physical seal has less significance. Under the latest version of the Law on Enterprises (LOE), which was passed on June 17, 2020, and came into force on January 1, 2021, both a physical seal and a digital signature are acceptable forms of the corporate seal.

The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property , passed on June 16, 2022, by the 15th National Assembly, contains important revisions regarding copyright, with a view to promoting and protecting creative works in literary, artistic and scientific fields and stepping up Vietnam’s international integration, especially its efforts to improve the legal framework on intellectual property. This article gives an insight into such novel provisions.

The 2013 Land Law has provisions aiming to narrow down the gap in land access between foreign and local land users. Nevertheless, those provisions still reveal shortcomings and therefore need to be revised for attracting more foreign investment in Vietnam. This article provides an evaluation of current land regulations applicable to foreign entities investing in Vietnam and proposes some amendments to the land legislation so as to guarantee the rights of foreign investors in the country.

The 1982 UNCLOS boosted the development of Vietnam’s laws on the sea. The Law on the Sea was promulgated in 2012 and took effect on January 1, 2013, becoming the most comprehensive document on matters related to Vietnam’s seas. It provides a clear definition and legal status of Vietnam’s maritime zones, the enforcement of jurisdiction on the sea, the development of the marine economy, etc.