The Ministry of Public Security is taking the lead in drafting a Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication that would significantly expand Vietnam’s identification framework beyond individuals and organisations to cover virtually all entities in the physical and digital worlds.
The Government has issued Resolution 208/NQ-CP, adopting an action programme to implement the 14th Party Central Committee's Conclusion 75-KL/TW on environmental protection and proactive climate change response in the new era.
The programme, issued under Resolution 218/NQ-CP dated August 7, seeks to translate the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 20-NQ/TW on building and developing Vietnam into a strong maritime nation, into specific tasks.
Deputy Director of the Department of Customs Nguyen Thanh Hung said the draft law establishes a legal framework to convert fragmented customs documents into standardised digital data, enabling AI to process and analyse information for automated customs clearance.
The English translation of the official name of the country, names of agencies and units, and titles of leaders, cadres and civil servants in the political system shall be standardized in accordance with Circular No. 05/2026/TT-BNG dated June 30, 2026.
Aiming to ensure all citizens can access quality healthcare close to home, detect diseases earlier and improve quality of life amid rapid population aging, cities and provinces are adopting reforms to enhance healthcare capacity.
The Ministry of Science and Technology has released a draft circular, propising five criteria for strategic technology development tasks to be entitled to financial support from the state budget under the Special National Programme.
Under Resolution 205/NQ-CP dated August 1, 2026, the Government assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to fully incorporate comments from Government members into the submission, the proposal, and the draft National Assembly resolution on the establishment of the centrally-run city in accordance with regulations.
The Prime Minister on July 18 approved, under Decision 1308/QD-TTg, the National Data Strategy for the 2026-30 period, with a vision towards 2045, aiming to turn data into a strategic resource and a new driver of the country’s governance, economic growth and digital transformation
The Government has enacted a decree detailing the development of digital cultural infrastructure, explicitly promoting the utilisation of digital cultural products and services researched, developed, produced and provided by domestic enterprises.
Instead of focusing mainly on protecting consumers as previously, the Law on E-commerce clearly defines the legal responsibilities of all participants in the digital marketplace, including e-commerce platforms, businesses, online sellers, key opinion leaders (KOLs), key opinion consumers (KOCs) and affiliate marketers.
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