Studies reveal that unlike Chinese and Southeast Asian villages during feudal time, the Vietnamese villages and communes applied a stricter self-rule regime with a fairly large scope covering various aspects of the community life, such as production organization (primarily irrigation), relations between different social strata, security protection, management of public property, public land division, learning promotion, social relief, organization of cultural and spiritual activities, and the implementation of tax and conscription duties.

Along with the growing trend of integration in all fields, international defense cooperation has been a focus of the Party and State of Vietnam to strengthen trust between Vietnam and other countries, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the opening of the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 (Vietnam Defense 2022) in Hanoi on December 8.

The selection of Vietnam as the host of the 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC) is of significance as the world is witnessing many wars and terrorism, WPC General Secretary Athanasios Pafilis said on the sidelines of the event.

The National Assembly adopted the Resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2023 with 93.37 percent of votes at its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on November 10.

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency Vu Viet Trang hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 1 for Director of the Korea Press Foundation Lee Hee-yong.

The CLMV Action Plan for the 2023-2024 period was approved at the 14th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Economic Ministers' Meeting, which took place on September 16 in the framework of the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting in Cambodia's Siem Reap province under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the US help Vietnam develop its renewable energy equipment production sector and better evaluate the potentials of solar and wind energy during a meeting with the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hanoi on September 5.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai joined activities at the 52nd World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on May 23-24.

One of the strategic breakthrough issues identified by the 13th National Party Congress is the strong development of science, technology and innovation. Currently, in the context of safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to continue to make institutional breakthroughs for development of science, technology and innovation to create leapfrog changes in labor productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness, meeting the requirements of growth model renewal and economic recovery and development.

Tourism real estate is regarded as a “magnet” luring foreign investors. However, legal issues regulating this type of immovable property remain problematic for investors during implementation of their projects in Vietnam. This article analyzes some limitations in legal provisions on tourism property and puts forward some recommendations for dealing with the shortcomings.