The Party and the State have always paid attention to improving institutions and policies for cultural development, considering it a prerequisite for making culture a spiritual foundation, an objective as well as a strong motivation for the cause of national construction and defense. This is affirmed at the Culture Workshop 2022 held last December in Bac Ninh province under the theme “Institutions, Policies and Resources for Cultural Development”. Vietnam Law & Legal Forum magazine would like to introduce to readers this article, which is based on the speech delivered by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, member of the Party Central Committee, at the workshop.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) will review the Law on Securities and related decrees to complete the legal framework, and strengthen sanctions for violations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors.

The Vietnamese Government commits to creating all possible conditions for businesses to growth further, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed at the Vietnam Business Forum 2023 (VBF 2023) in Hanoi on March 19.

Vietnam attaches importance to developing relations with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and wishes to further deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with the Northeast Asian country, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai told RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Oh Young-ju.

By 2025, Vietnam’s tourism is expected to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and welcome 18 million international visitors while serving 130 million and maintaining the growth rate of domestic visitors at 8-9 percent per year.

Expanding the tax base and increasing environmental protection tax on non-biodegradable packaging materials would be considered with an aim to limit the use of these materials. The proposal was included in the draft report by the Ministry of Justice about the law-making program of the 15th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met female leaders of centrally-run agencies and presented Kovalevskaia Awards on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) in Hanoi on March 7 to honor the contributions of Vietnamese women to national construction and development.

By 2030, all poor households and individuals as well as policy beneficiaries will be able to access financial services of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP), according to the Strategy for development of the VBSP through 2030, recently approved under Prime Minister Decision 05/QD-TTg.

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.

Vietnam, with its geographical advantages, has identified logistics as key to promoting socio-economic development and improving the economy's competitiveness. Tran Thanh Hai, the deputy director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about this issue.