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Vietnam would develop eight key multimedia press agencies by 2030 under a draft strategy aimed at improving press quality and competitiveness, strengthening the economic sustainability of press agencies and accelerating digital transformation.

From July 1, passengers will be compensated for flight delays according to the newly introduced Government’s Decree 208.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has signed a decision approving a plan to develop large domestic strategic technology enterprises in the 2026-30 period, aimed at advancing digital infrastructure, digital human resources, digital data, strategic technologies and cybersecuri ty.

The country also aims to support at least 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in digital transformation, develop a minimum of five digital technology companies capable of competing with counterparts in advanced economies, and establish at least five operational data exchanges.

A draft decree detailing a number of articles of the National Assembly’s Resolution 28/2026/QH16 on the development of Vietnamese culture, which is currently undergoing assessment by the Ministry of Justice, devotes a significant portion to regulations on cultural heritage cities.

A draft law designed to streamline procedures, reduce business conditions and decentralise powers across 10 laws in the agriculture and environment sector could be submitted to the National Assembly for approval this year.

The gift level of 600,000 VND will be granted to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers currently receiving monthly preferential allowances, and individuals who had been awarded the title of before July 28, 2026, but had not yet completed procedures to receive monthly preferential benefits.

The Government has recently approved two policy groups for a draft law revising the laws on commerce, competition, foreign trade management, and protection of consumers’ rights, aiming to accelerate administrative reform, remove legal bottlenecks, and foster a more transparent business environment.

The new decision provides the legal framework for Vietnam to receive international aid during emergencies and to send forces overseas to assist disaster-hit countries.

Under the draft revised Law on Post, each postal item must be assigned a unique identifier linked to the sender’s information, aiming to enhance traceability throughout the entire process.

Vietnam will support around 25,000 enterprises, business households and cooperatives under a new programme to promote sustainable business models during 2026-30.

As the connection, sharing, integration and operation of digital platforms become increasingly vital to national competitiveness, the 2025 Digital Transformation Law has emerged as Vietnam’s first specialised law to comprehensively govern digital transformation, laying a unified legal foundation for the country’s path towards a digital nation.

A new government decree is scheduled to take effect on July 1, introducing heavy penalties for violations involving social media use, including fines for spreading false information and sharing press works without permission.

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.