Despite an increase in the number of district-level land use plans and provincial-level land pricing frameworks available online on local government portals in 2022 compared to 2021 as well as local authorities’ better response to citizen requests for land information, provincial and district authorities should do more to meet the mandate of disclosing information online.

The collection of public opinions on the draft revised Land Law has received warm response from the public, with many looking into specific articles and contents of the draft law, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue noted while chairing a working session on the work in Hanoi on March 9.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and Nguyen Xuan Thang, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), co-chaired a seminar contributing ideas to the draft Land Law (amended) in Hanoi on March 4.

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.

Representatives from organizations as well as experts and scientists gave their opinions on the draft Land Law (revised) during a conference held in Hanoi on February 21.

Presiding over a meeting with relevant ministries and sectors on collecting people's opinions on the draft Land Law (amended) last Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha said the work must be done with the right subjects and the recommendations for policy changes must be practical.

The 2013 Constitution of Vietnam has clearly stated in its Article 43: “Everyone has the right to live in a clean environment and has the obligation to protect the environment”. Against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, this principle must be strictly adhered to so as to ensure the human rights related to the living environment, especially with the use of green energy, clean energy and renewable energy for sustainable national development.

From January 3 through March 15, the draft amended Land Law will be made public to gather opinions of the people from all walks of life, according to the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Resolution 671 issued in December 23, 2022.

The National Assembly Standing Committee discussed two groups of issues during its 18th session, which opened on December 13.

After 21 days of sitting, the fourth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) successfully completed its agenda, said NA Chairman Nguyen Dinh Hue at the closing session of the sitting on November 18.