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The Ministry of Health has proposed banning people born on or after January 1, 2010, from buying and using tobacco, in an ambitious move to protect young people from nicotine addiction and work towards a “smoke-free generation”.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau has signed Decision 955/QD-TTg dated May 28, 2026, issuing a plan to implement the National Assembly’s Resolution 24/2026/QH16 on piloting the public lawyer mechanism.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra signed Decision 916/QD-TTg approving a plan to strengthen the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the relevant recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has signed off a decision on the membership of the National Committee for APEC 2027.

From July 1, Vietnam will impose heavy customs fines under a new government decree, on travelers who fail to declare or inaccurately declare cash, gold, precious metals or gemstones upon entry or exit.

The project aims to transform VNeID into a modern, secure and highly scalable national digital platform capable of effectively serving citizens, businesses, agencies and organisations in handling administrative procedures, accessing online public services, conducting electronic transactions and using digital utilities.

The Ministry of Health has proposed managing food safety throughout the supply chain, improving traceability and early risk prevention, and enhancing management under a single focal point mechanism from the central to local levels.

Spanning five chapters and 17 articles, the decree specifies eligible recipients, qualifying courses, selection criteria and principles, scholarship amounts and duration, authority for approval and disbursement, fund allocation and settlement, and the obligations of all entities and individuals involved.

Under the national financial inclusion strategy for the 2026-2030 period, Vietnam aims for 95 per cent of the population aged 15 and above to have transaction accounts at banks or other authorised institutions by 2030.

Under recently-issued Directive 23/CT-TTg on implementing Conclusion 213-KL/TW dated November 21, 2025 of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, provincial and municipal Party secretaries and chairpersons are required to take direct responsibility for disaster prevention and recovery work in their localities.

In line with Politburo Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, the 2025 High Technology Law establishes a transparent, stable and favourable legal framework for investment, production and business activities in the fields of high technologies and strategic technologies.

The Government has issued Decree 165/2026/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of provisions of the Law on Disease Prevention, including regulations on health quarantine for people entering, leaving and transiting through Vietnam.

AI-generated or AI-edited content must be clearly labelled to prevent users from mistaking it for real or authentic material, under a new Government decree.

Under a new circular, the exchange of greenhouse gas emission quotas and carbon credits is conducted on the domestic carbon credit exchange through the carbon trading system, which is interconnected with the national registration system.

Issued under Decision No. 23/2026/QD-TTg dated May 15, 2026, the list covers a wide range of technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), big data and data analytics, cloud and edge computing, distributed and high-performance computing, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, quantum technology, renewable and clean energy, advanced energy storage, AI-powered real-time disaster forecasting and warning systems, and next-generation microbiology technologies.