The Ministry of Public Security has recently released a draft Law on Extradition, proposing the application of urgent arrest of criminals for extradition upon requests of foreign countries, adding cases of refusal of extradition to foreign countries and providing commitments to refraining from imposing the capital punishment on persons extradited to or from Vietnam.
The COVID-19 epidemic has officially been downgraded to Group B, instead of the current Group A, according to a decision released on October 19 by the Ministry of Health
The Government has recently revised Decree 152 of 2020, guiding the recruitment and management of foreign workers in Vietnam, in an attempt to create favorable conditions for foreigners working in the country.
Taking effect on July 1, Decree 45, guiding a number of articles of the Law on Oil and Gas, is expected to facilitate the petroleum sector’s oil and gas exploitation and prospecting activities, thus contributing to its rapid and sustainable development.
The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Fund of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced to provides loans to SMEs with a short-term interest rate of 1.2 percent per year and a long-term interest rate of 4.4 percent per year, under Decision 12/QD-HDTV of October 4, 2023.
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has suggested more measures for dealing with acts of shirking payment of compulsory social insurance premiums.
On September 25, 2023, the Ministry of Health issues the Circular No. 17/2023/TT-BYT on amending, supplementing and annulling a number of legal normative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health
By 2026, Vietnam will build and put into operation a portal of open educational resources, providing learning, teaching, and research materials for learners, officials, lecturers of higher education institutions and those who need to update higher education knowledge, according to Decision 1117/QD-TTg.
On September 20, 2023, the Government issues the Resolution No. 148/NQ-CP on further implementation of Resolution No. 42/2017/QH14 regarding pilot disposal of bad debts of credit institutions.