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NA deputies propose adding enforcement measures to administrative penalties
The revised Law on Handling of Administrative Violations comprises six chapters and 128 articles. It proposes extending the statute of limitations for penalties to two or three years in certain sectors, raising maximum fines from 1 billion VND (over 38,000 USD) to 1.5 billion VND for individuals and from 2 billion VND to 3 billion VND for organisations, and specifying maximum fines for individual sectors.
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Deputy PM urges removal of legal bottlenecks hindering development
Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has asked ministries, agencies and localities to identify and thoroughly analyse systemic legal bottlenecks hindering development, with priority given to removing regulations that obstruct investment, production and business activities.
NA Standing Committee discusses draft revised housing, real estate business laws
The changes to the 2023 Law on Housing aim to fix problems that have emerged in practice, keep the legal system consistent, and create a transparent, safer legal environment with lower compliance costs. Meanwhile, the draft amended Law on Real Estate Business will cut and simplify a number of investment and business conditions.
NA Standing Committee convenes 7th session
NA Standing Committee to discuss draft revised Land Law at seventh session
Top leader urges sweeping legal reform for dispute settlement, judgment enforcement
Urgent action needed to address law enforcement as weak link: Top leader
PM orders resolving bottlenecks hindering effective use of development resources
Sep 10, 2026 22:22
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said the laws are closely interrelated, have reciprocal impacts and remove bottlenecks, helping improve the legal framework, unlock resources, create new space and room for development, and contribute to achieving double-digit growth and sustainable development targets.
President’s orders promulgating 15 newly-adopted laws announced
Sep 10, 2026 22:10
The Office of the President held a press conference in Hanoi on September 10 to announce the President’s orders promulgating 15 laws adopted by the National Assembly (NA) at its first extraordinary session.
Law lecturers may qualify as lawyers under proposed revisions
Aug 27, 2026 22:08
The draft adds requirements for lawyers to have firm political resolve, good ethics and integrity, and undergo annual training in political awareness and professional expertise. It also proposes a national examination for lawyer practising certificates, replacing the current assessment of apprenticeship results.
NA passes law amending 10 laws concerning agriculture, environment
Aug 24, 2026 12:35
The 10 laws amended cover crop production, plant protection and quarantine, animal husbandry, animal health, fisheries, geology and minerals, water resources, irrigation, meteorology and hydrology, and dikes.
Amendments to bills aim to close loopholes in criminal laws
Aug 20, 2026 14:31
The amendments to the Penal Code focus on four major areas - revising and supplementing provisions on offences and penalties; revising provisions on grounds for exclusion, postponement and exemption from criminal liability and the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution; and ensuring consistency, feasibility and sound legislative drafting.
Amendments needed for transparent, coordinated land, housing and real estate policies: PM
Aug 19, 2026 23:19
Regarding the Housing Law, the PM said the Constitution provides that the State creates conditions for citizens to exercise their right to have a place to live. Therefore, policy thinking should shift from “having to own a home” to “having a place to live.”
National Assembly Standing Committee to look into 25 draft laws, resolutions
Aug 13, 2026 22:18
The committee will take up 25 draft laws and resolutions, including the revised Penal Code, the revised Law on Organisation of Criminal Investigation Agencies, and the review of the draft law amending Article 6 and Appendix IV on conditional business sectors and lines under the Law on Investment, among others.
Lawmakers seek legal reforms to promote telecom infrastructure data sharing
Aug 07, 2026 22:42
A deputy of Ha Tinh province said there is currently no clear legal basis for sharing technical infrastructure data. While the issue may be less apparent under normal circumstances, it could hamper local coordination and response during storms, floods and other disasters when detailed infrastructure data is not readily available.
Lawmakers discuss shifting petroleum policy from investment incentives to global competitiveness
Aug 04, 2026 22:05
The revision of the Petroleum Law should go beyond addressing existing bottlenecks and instead deliver a breakthrough by shifting petroleum policy from offering investment incentives to an approach centred on global competitiveness.
Lawmakers move to tackle traditional, non-traditional security threats
Aug 04, 2026 22:04
To avoid squandering opportunities and falling behind, the legal and institutional systems must undergo a top-to-bottom review, with legislation brought closer to reality and, where needed, designed to “stay ahead” to create growth rather than scrambling to plug holes after a crisis hits, said top leader To Lam.
NA deputies review legal reforms on military, defence
Aug 04, 2026 22:03
Lawmakers later held group discussions on the draft Law on the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the draft law revising nine military and defence laws, and the revised Law on Law Dissemination and Education.
16th NA’s first extraordinary session stresses efficient resource use, national sovereignty
Aug 03, 2026 21:47
Presenting the Government’s proposal, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang said the proposed resolution on special mechanisms for handling legal violations related to the State and private sectors and the application of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation aims to institutionalise Party policies and provide a legal basis to protect dynamic and innovative officials who dare to think and act for the common good, without corruption, wastefulness or wrongdoing.
Bills seek to institutionalise Party policy on State compensation liability
Aug 03, 2026 21:46
Legislators on August 3 discussed the draft revised Law on Dissemination and Education of Law and the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on State Compensation Liability as part of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly.
National Assembly Standing Committee reviews bill to cut red tape in agriculture, environment
Jul 17, 2026 11:25
The drafting agency proposed eliminating 38 administrative procedures and 40 business conditions, and simplifying another 13 procedures. The reforms are expected to slash total processing time by 904 days and trim an estimated 189.9 billion VND (7.3 million USD) in compliance costs.
NA Standing Committee seeks stronger legal safeguards for officials acting in public interest
Jul 10, 2026 15:47
Presenting the Government’s proposal, Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang said the draft resolution is intended to institutionalise the Party’s policies and provide legal safeguards for officials who carry out innovation, think big, act bold, and pursue the common good without engaging in corruption, wastefulness or misconduct.
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