Việt Nam pushes for more effective UNSC operations

UN member states broadly stressed the need to sharpen the UNSC’s effectiveness, preserve its ability to act, and uphold its role while underscoring the importance of consultation, consensus and accountability of all members, particularly among the permanent members.

Amendments to bills aim to close loopholes in criminal laws

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.

Laws discussed towards goal of housing for all

The State will play an enabling role through institutions, policies, planning, and financial and credit instruments, so that the market can develop in a healthy and transparent manner and attract businesses to participate at reasonable profit levels.

Việt Nam calls for AI development grounded in rule of law, transparency

In a diverse region such as ASEAN, Việt Nam emphasised the importance of sharing experience, strengthening policy dialogue, developing digital legal human resources, and promoting cooperation among judicial agencies, research institutions, technology businesses and international organisations to narrow development gaps and strengthen AI governance capacity of each country.

Amendments to Land Law aim to achieve three key goals

The Government has identified three major objectives: promptly institutionalising Party policies on land, private-sector development and national digital transformation; addressing urgent practical obstacles to unlock resources and support the goal of double-digit economic growth; and building a modern, streamlined and effective land management system through stronger decentralisation and administrative reform.

August Revolution of 1945: Triumph of patriotism and the aspiration for national independence

The August Revolution of 1945 marked a historic victory for the Vietnamese people, ending colonial and feudal rule and paving the way for the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam. These archival photographs trace the revolutionary movement from the founding of the Communist Party of Việt Nam to the struggle to consolidate the newly established government.

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