Vietnam’s law on public safety and order-related offenses have constantly evolved through different historical periods, from unclear and lax traditional customs and practices, kings’ decrees and orders and royal codes to strict and specific provisions in modern penal codes. Such crimes were also prescribed in various types of documents, including ancient feudal codes, village conventions, customs and contracts, and in political practices.

The visiting Settsu patrol ship of the Japan Coast Guard held a joint training session with ships of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 Command in the central province of Quang Nam before leaving Da Nang, concluding a six-day friendship visit to the country from February 13.

Vietnam climbed seven positions in the Government AI Readiness Index 2022, ranking 6th among ASEAN countries and 55th globally, as shown in the latest report issued by the UK’s Oxford Insights.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met retired leaders of several central cities and provinces in Da Nang city on January 8.

Migration remains an issue of prime concern in Vietnam. Disparities often encountered by growing numbers of migrants were further amplified in 2021 by the unprecedented social and economic losses left behind by COVID-19 as it swept across the country and recent economic uncertainties because of disruption of global supply chains. As such, there is a critical need to identify and explore gaps in access to good governance and quality public services between migrants and permanent residents in receiving provinces as well as drivers of migration within Vietnam in 2021, which result in wide-ranging social and economic impacts in need of agile and inclusive policy responses.

GDP growth faster than expected, border reopening, and fuel shortages in many localities are among the top 10 events that shaped Vietnam in 2022, as selected by Vietnam News Agency.

The Academy of Policy and Development , under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) released the 2021 Provincial Sustainable Development Index for cities and provinces across the country on December 22, as well as a number of recommendations to help them stay on-course in the coming years.

Vietnam and Indonesia have agreed to lift two-way trade to USD 15 billion or above before 2028, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo told the press following their talks in Jakarta on December 22.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 18 attended the inauguration ceremony of Hon Tau-Deo Le Memorial Site in Que Son district in the central province of Quang Nam, which is dedicated to commemorating officials, soldiers, guerrillas and people who laid down their lives for the country’s independence.

After more than 20 years of implementing the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services, Vietnam has recorded positive developments in the process of international integration in general and ASEAN integration in particular, thereby promoting the development of the national economy and accumulate valuable experiences for international economic integration.