Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
Attention must be paid to reviewing regulations related to the establishment of a fund for promoting efficient and economical use of energy in the draft law, and financial incentives to ensure consistency with the Law on State Budget, the Law on Public Investment, and the Law on Taxation, the top legislator said.
The resolution aims to stimulate consumption in line with the current economic context, thus supporting citizens and businesses; boosting production, trade, tourism, and domestic consumption, thereby contributing to the State budget and the national economy, towards implementing the five-year socio-economic development plan in 2021–2025, annual development goals, and the economic restructuring plan in 2021 – 2025; and creating momentum for economic growth in the next five years.
Vietnam and Malaysia have good prospects for deeper collaboration in the realm of law. A strong partnership already exists through mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, anti-corruption efforts, maritime law enforcement and ongoing ASEAN initiatives to foster legal cooperation on trade, cybersecurity and the digital economy.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) Do Duc Duy on September 5 called on provincial leaders to quickly implement the groundbreaking provisions of the 2024 Land Law, which was passed by the National Assembly earlier this year.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its April law-making session on April 12 under the chair by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, with three draft laws tabled for discussion.
Indonesia's parliament on March 21 passed into law an emergency decree of President Joko Widodo in order to reinforce regulations on investment and jobs in the Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on October 10 signed a law requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card. This is part of the Government’s effort in combating text messaging fraud.
Indonesia's parliament on September 20 passed a personal data protection bill that includes corporate fines and imprisonment for those who violate this law.
The 15th National Assembly adopted a number of resolutions and passed laws on June 16, the last working day of the 15th legislature’s third session, before concluding the session.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has suggested adding regulations related to digital transformation to the draft law on amending and supplementing a number of articles in the Law on Intellectual Property (IP).
2022 will be a year “ready for changes” for the natural resources and environment sector, with a focus on completing institutions and policies to give effective advice to relevant Party and State agencies on issues relating to land, environment, mining and water resources.
National Assembly (NA) deputies continue an online debate on issues related to amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Public-Private Partnership, the Law on Investment, the Biding Law, the Electricity Law, the Enterprise Law, the Law on Special Consumption Tax, and the Law on Enforcement of Civil Judgments; and the Eastern North-South Expres
Although substantial results have been achieved after nine years of implementing the Law on Water Resources 2012, some shortcomings have been revealed, resulting in ineffective use of water and causing loss of budget revenue, according to Chau Tran Vinh, Director of the Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a Cabinet meeting on law making on August 17. The event was the first of its kind held by the 15th-tenure Government.
After basically containing the spread of COVID-19, Vietnam is becoming the first developing country to adopt carbon pricing in the post-pandemic period to help guide a cleaner recovery, the site eastasiaforum.org reported in an article on November 19.
