The Presidential Office announced three new laws freshly adopted at the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly last month at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.
the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly (Source:VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The PresidentialOffice announced three new laws freshly adopted at the 2nd session of the 14thNational Assembly last month at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.
They are the Law on Amendments and Supplements to Article 6 and Appendix 4 onthe list of conditional business lines of the Investment Law, the Law onProperty Auctions, and the Law on Belief and Religion.
According to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong, the Lawon Amendments and Supplements to Article 6 and Appendix 4 on the list ofconditional business lines of the Investment Law abolishes 20 conditional business lines in a bid to provide favourableconditions for people and businesses. Meanwhile it adds 15 others that meet thenew requirements of the State’s management of investment and businessactivities.
The law will become effective on January 1, 2017, except for regulations on thebusiness of disguised devices and software to record sound and image, as wellas those on the production, assembly and import of automobiles, which will comeinto effect on July 1, 2017. Consisting of eight chapters with 81 articles, the Law onProperty Auctions will take effect on July 1, 2017. However, Clause 4 ofArticle 80 of the law, which regulates the collection, submission, managementand use of auction service fees in accordance with existing legal regulations,will take effect on January 1, 2017.
According to Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc, the law stipulatesprinciples, processes and procedures for property auctions; the rights andobligations of auctioneers and auction organisers; the settlement of violationsand procedures for the annulment of auction results and State management ofproperty auctions.
On the Law on Belief and Religion, Deputy Minister ofInternal Affairs Nguyen Trong Thua said it has nine chapters with 68 articles,stipulating the right to freedom of belief and religion, religious activitiesand religion organisations.
In the spirit of the 2013 Constitution, the law clearly affirms that the rightto freedom of belief and religion is a human right rather than a civil right,as it was described on the Ordinance on Belief and Religion before.
The law on support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is being drafted, is set to facilitate the development of the firms making up 97 percent of the businesses in Vietnam.
The 2016 Press Law is not written for journalists only, Ho Quang Loi, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association, speaks to the media on the occasion of Vietnam Journalist’s Day.
The MoPI will continue to draft a law designed to overcome difficulties in conducting business in Vietnam, after a set of new laws and decrees just took effect on July 1.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly (Source:VNA) 
