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Coal selection at the Cua Ong Coal Company in Quang Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - Experts debated last week whether the Law on Mineral Resources (LoMR) should be amended, with some arguing that several of its articles are unrealistic. In a round-table organised by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs (PCEA) on Friday, Lê Ái Thụ from the Việt Nam Mining Coalition pointed to two particular articles of the law, which he believed to be "very difficult to apply in real life". The first is the term "money to have a mineral resources exploitation licence granted", for which there is no clear definition."Many believe the money is actually a mineral resources tax calculated according to a scientifically baseless and unrealistic formula in the law," Thụ said. According to the Government’s Decree 203 of 2013, "money to have a mineral resources exploitation licence granted" will depend on the particular mineral … [Read more...] about Mineral law said ‘unrealistic’

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

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) opened its 13th session in Hà Nội yesterday with a debate on the revised law on national defence.— VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) opened its 13th session in Hà Nội yesterday with a debate on the revised law on national defence. The discussion included the stipulations in the existing law on announcing and abolishing the state of war and curfew, and the use of land assets for national defense. Authorised by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and on behalf of the Minister of Defense, Deputy Minister Phan Văn Giang presented the revised law on national defence. Giang noted that law had been in effect since January 2006. “After more than 10 years of implementation, important accomplishments have been achieved in national defence.  The law has made a great contribution to the maintenance of national independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and security. “It also … [Read more...] about NASC opens session with debade on national defence law

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

The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed to introduce a draft law on amending 13 planning-related laws to the agenda of next week’s National Assembly plenary meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed to introduce a draft law on amending 13 planning-related laws to the agenda of next week’s National Assembly plenary meeting. The amendments are expected to make the laws match with the Law on Planning that the National Assembly approved last November, and will take effect next year. The 13 laws that are being suggested for amendments include the Law on Chemicals, the Law on Electricity, the Law on Food Safety, and others. According to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng, the proposed draft consists of 14 Articles, of which, 13 contain suggestions for amendments, while the other regulates law enforcement. If approved, the law would remove the need for development and investment … [Read more...] about 13 planning laws to be amended

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Wednesday agreed that it is necessary to make amendments to the Law on Trade Unions to better protect labourers working for private enterprises. — VNA/VNS Photo Phương Hoa HÀ NỘI — National Assembly (NA) deputies on Wednesday agreed that it is necessary to make amendments to the Law on Trade Unions to better protect labourers working for private enterprises. Deputy Phạm Minh Chính from Quảng Ninh Province said the number of private enterprises has increased, meaning the number of labourers working for the private sector is now higher than that of the State-owned sector. The current Law on Trade Unions focuses on protecting rights of State-owned enterprise labourers, but not so much for private sector labourers. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ( CPTPP) signed by Việt Nam and ten other countries allows labourers to establish their own organisations, which means trade unions will no … [Read more...] about NA reviews law on unions, education

A view of Cái Bàu Island in Quảng Ninh Province’s Vân Đồn District. The Government Office has announced to postpone the adoption of the draft law on Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Vân Đồn, Bắc Vân Phong and Phú Quốc until the next National Assembly session. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The vote to approve the controversial draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units will be postponed until the sixth National Assembly session, to commence in October, instead of the on-going fifth. According to a special announcement released early on Saturday morning from the Government Office, the postponement aims to provide the Government with more time to study and complete debates on the draft law. The Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Vân Đồn, Bắc Vân Phong and Phú Quốc had been built carefully and elaborately to institutionalise Party resolutions and materialise the 2013 Constitution to create a legal … [Read more...] about Adoption of controversial draft law on special zones postponed

Themed ’International law and the South China Sea, guest speakers at the 3rd Ocean Dialogue shared their perspectives on the legal regimes for dispute management and co-operation, held yesterday in Hà Nội by the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Two years after the arbitration court ruling in favour of Philippines’ South China Sea case and rejecting China’s so-called nine-dash line, disputes continue to rage even as China and ASEAN formally enter negotiations towards a Code of Conduct framework. However, parties would need to resolutely abide by international law to ensure security and order in the region, Vietnamese and international legal experts, maritime scholars and diplomats agreed at the third Ocean Dialogue held by the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam (DAV) yesterday in Hà Nội. The event, themed ‘International law in the South China Sea’, seeks to discuss legal regimes – especially the Hague’s ruling – on these … [Read more...] about Abiding to international law key to settle South China Sea issue

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng chairs the teleconference with localities to review the implementation of the planning law on Monday. HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked ministries and agencies to fix obstacles during the implementation of the Law on Planning so that slow planning doesn’t hinder socio-economic development. He made the request at a teleconference with localities on Monday to review the implementation of the law which took effect in January. Dũng underlined the significance of the law as its covers many economic sectors and many new concepts are introduced for the first time, including the 10-year overall national planning scheme. The law is also considered an important tool to help the Government, ministries, sectors and localities set development targets and strategies, ensuring comprehensive and sustainable socio-economic development and effective and economical exploitation of resources. To implement the law effectively, the … [Read more...] about Planning Law come under scrutiny

Ha Long hosts 13th Asia Pacific law makers meeting (10-01-2005) HA NOI — The 13th Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) begins today in Ha Long City with regional politics, security and trade topping the agenda at the three-day meeting. The APPF’s Executive Committee, chaired by the National Assembly chairman Nguyen Van An, had passed yesterday the forum’s agenda and working programme. It will also discuss co-operation to solve mutual concerns in the Asia-Pacific region and the APPF’s future tasks. The committee accepted Viet Nam’s proposal to have a special session to discuss establishment of a regional warning system for earthquakes and tsunamis. The APPF was founded in 1993 with the goal of creating a forum for dialogue in the Asia-Pacific to improve non-military co-operation between member-nations. An yesterday met with the APPF’s honorary Chairman, Yasuhiro Nakasone, who is also a former Japanese prime minister. An praised Nakasone for his … [Read more...] about Ha Long hosts 13th Asia Pacific law makers meeting