Gun law passed

Laws passed on thrift, waste, commercial paper (17-11-2005) HA NOI — The National Assembly gathered yesterday to ratify the Law on Practising Thrift and Combating Waste and the Law on Negotiable Instruments. Although there were still differing opinions, the NA approved both draft laws; the law on thrift and waste was passed with 71 per cent of votes, and the law on negotiable instruments passed with 70 per cent. According to the Director of the NA Committee for Economic and Budgetary Affairs, Nguyen Duc Kien, members voiced varying different opinions on 25 of the total 86 articles of the law on thrift and waste. Some asked for supplements to the articles on practising thrift and combating waste to avoid damage to offices, individuals and society, and asked that a number of organisations must have added responsibility to practice thrift and combat waste. Regarding the proposals, the NA Standing Committee concluded that, to limit overlapping of sectors, offices … [Read more...] about Laws passed on thrift, waste, commercial paper

Fifteen laws passed by NA announced (12-07-2005) HA NOI — Fifteen new laws passed by the National Assembly last month have been announced by President Tran Duc Luong. Of these, the Civil Code and an accompanying resolution for its implementation, the Commercial Law, the Customs Law, the Import-Export Tax Law, the Tourism Law, the Railway Law, the Maritime Navigation Law, the International Treaties Law, the Defence Law, the Audit Law and the Education Law will become effective from the beginning of next year. The Minerals Law and the Medicine Law will become effective from October but no dates for implementation of the Military Duty Law and the Emulation and Awards Law have been set. All the new laws were approved by the National Assembly on June 14. The President’s Office says the Civil Code of seven sections, 26 chapters and 777 articles, will ensure civil relations - either between individuals or organisations - are based on equality, consent, mutual … [Read more...] about Fifteen laws passed by NA announced

The transport of guns, even if transiting through Việt Nam airport, is a violation of law.— Illustration photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Security forces at Nội Bài International Airport have intercepted an American man for carrying guns. The US passenger had flown to Việt Nam from Taiwan and was transiting to Laos. Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported that the security forces discovered the case at the checked baggage liaison area, T2 passenger terminal, at Nội Bài International Airport. Aviation security forces checked the baggage of passenger L.S, who took flight BR397 from Taoyuan International Airport (Taiwan) to Nội Bài airport, and was to board the connecting QV312 flight to Wattay International Airport (Laos). Security forces seized several detachable guns and three plastic boxes containing 200 bullets. The 51-year-old passenger has an American citizenship. At the time of inspection, the passenger failed to show any papers related to the guns and bullets. … [Read more...] about Airport security intercept US passenger with guns

NA passes new laws on corruption, housing, taxes (29-11-2005) Apartments are being built in the Me Tri Ha new urban area. — VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tung Ha Noi — The Law to Prevent and Combat Corruption, or the Anti-Corruption Law, was passed by the National Assembly yesterday. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was appointed "Commander in Chief" of the Anti-Corruption Committee under the new law by unanimous agreement of the deputies. "The committee will not do the job of functional offices of the State apparatus," assembly Legal Committee director Vu Duc Khien reassured the deputies. Approval of the law was immediately followed by a call from National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An for the deputies, the Government, Party organisations, and particularly the Prime Minister, to take responsibility for the fight against corruption. The law, which passed with 75 per cent of the deputies voting for it, had great significance for the nation and its system of … [Read more...] about NA passes new laws on corruption, housing, taxes

Legislators pass laws on residency, tax, notaries (23-11-2006) HA NOI — Breaking a legislative log jam following last week’s adjournment during the APEC meeting in Ha Noi, the 10th National Assembly session yesterday passed laws on residency, tax administration, technology transfers, notarisation and dike management. The new Law on Residency was approved after deputies heard a report on amending the draft law submitted by the National Assembly Standing Committee. The law passed with 83 per cent of deputies voting in favor. In debate leading up to the passage, the deputies agreed with the draft law’s content and recognised that the regulations were clear, specific and feasible. According to the Standing Committee’s report, many deputies believed that current residency administration system using household registration books for families and individuals should be maintained because present infrastructure, technical facilities and human resources capacity were … [Read more...] about Legislators pass laws on residency, tax, notaries

If the Law on Planning is not passed during the next session of the National Assembly (NA), many opportunities would be missed, as the law relates to the establishment of a planning strategy for the next five years, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said at a meeting yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Dân HÀ NỘI – If the Law on Planning is not passed during the next session of the National Assembly (NA), many opportunities would be missed, as the law relates to the establishment of a planning strategy for the next five years, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said at a meeting yesterday. The NA Standing Committee (NASC) yesterday continued its session discussing the draft Law on Planning, which faces many differing opinions. The draft law, which has been reviewed by the NA in previous sessions, in principle met the demands of developing a legal framework regulating planning activities, said the NA Economic Committee Chairman Vũ Hồng Thanh. However, it needed to be revised … [Read more...] about NASC urges passing planning law

Small- and medium-sized enterprises account for around 97 per cent of the firms in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — With 83.5 per cent of approval votes, the National Assembly on Monday passed the Law on Support for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The law, with four chapters and 35 articles, regulates principles, contents and resources to support SMEs, as well as responsibilities of agencies, organisations and individuals relating to the support for SMEs. Under the law, SMEs include micro-enterprises and small- and medium-sized enterprises with the average number of employees with social insurance being less than 200 per year. Also, these enterprises must meet one of the following two criteria, including the total investment capital not exceeding VNĐ100 billion (US$4.4 million) and the total revenue of the previous year not exceeding VNĐ300 billion; or the enterprises must be as defined in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and … [Read more...] about NA passes law on supporting SMEs

Deputies asked to focus on draft laws at sitting (03-08-2005) HA NOI — The National Assembly’s deputies have been called on by their Chairman Nguyen Van An to focus on discussing and contributing their opinions about draft laws that will go to parliament before the end of the year. The chairman made his request at the beginning of a 15-day sitting to prepare legislation for the November sitting of the assembly in Ha Noi yesterday. The laws the deputies have to consider are: The Anti-Corruption Law; The Law for Practising Thrift and Combating Waste; The Negotiable Instruments Law; The Housing Law; the Environment Protection Law, amended; the Intellectual Property Law; the Youth Law; the Electronic Transaction Law; the People’s Police Law; the Business Law; the Investment Law; the Value Added Tax Law, amended; the Special Consumption Law, amended; the Petition and Denunciation Law, amended and the Bidding Law. An said the forthcoming 8th session of the assembly … [Read more...] about Deputies asked to focus on draft laws at sitting

Minister of Justice Lê Thành Long speaks at the 22nd sitting of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hà Nội yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Law drafting agencies should ask for more time to prepare documents for laws if necessary instead of trying to complete the process in six months, Minister of Justice Lê Thành Long said at a National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) meeting on Monday. The meeting discussed measures to ensure the progress and quality of law and ordinance projects, solutions to deal with delays in issuance of those projects’ elaborating documents and how to promote law dissemination and education among citizens. This was the first time the NASC ran an immediate question-and-answer (Q&A) session during which legislators asked short and clear questions no more than a minute long, and the respondents immediately provided answers no more than three minutes long. NA deputy Trần Văn Quý of Hưng Yên Province pointed out … [Read more...] about Take time to get laws right: Justice Minister

President enacts three new laws (21-07-2006) HA NOI — President Nguyen Minh Triet promulgated three laws passed during the May-June sitting of the National Assembly yesterday. The three, the Cinema Law, the Real Estate Law, and the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Law, will come into effect on January 1. The Cinema Law The eight chapters and 55 articles of the Cinema Law regulate the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organisations throughout the industry. Deputy Culture and Information Minister Le Tien Tho said its promulgation was essential because the country is undergoing rapid economic and social change. The industry itself was becoming complicated and its activities had to accord with the law, he said. The new law gave approved organisations the legal foundation to socialise cinema activities. It also gave the organisations motivation to encourage business, varied organisations and capable individuals to participate in the creation of … [Read more...] about President enacts three new laws