Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with 16 ambassadors and chiefs of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for the 2023-26 tenure in Hanoi on March 16, before they set off for work in 48 countries and territories worldwide.

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with chiefs of Vietnam’s diplomatic representative missions abroad for 2023-2026 term, in Hanoi on March 13.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 9 chaired a conference on the implementation of the Government’s action program materializing a directive by the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on economic diplomacy and its key tasks this year.

Limited liability companies (LLCs) and joint stock companies (JSCs) remain the two forms of companies that are most commonly used in practice in Vietnam. Sometimes, the choice may be difficult for a foreign investor, especially when he/she/it wants to cooperate with a local investor to set up a new company. This article provides an overview of the legal framework relating to LLCs and JSCs and suggests some practical inputs for reflection with respect to this topic.

The diplomatic sector will continue improving public consular services, both at home and abroad, to contribute to the common efforts in post-pandemic recovery and development, an official has said.

Under the wise and timely direction of Party and State leaders, in 2022, the diplomatic sector quickly shifted its focus from vaccine diplomacy to economic diplomacy for national recovery and development, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said in a recent interview granted to the media.

The Law on the Mobile Police Force, Law on Cinematography, Law on Insurance Business and Law Amending a Number of Articles of the Law on Intellectual Property are four laws that take effect from January 1.

Composed of 157 articles, the 2022 Law on Insurance Business will supersede its 2000 predecessor with revisions made in 2010 and 2019 from the beginning of next year.

On June 14 this year, legislators passed the Law on Mobile Police. The Law will supersede the 2013 Ordinance on Mobile Police from January 1 next year.

From October 1 this year, domestic and foreign businesses operating in Vietnam’s territory will be required to store data on personal information of service users in Vietnam.