President Vo Van Thuong has recently signed Decision 588/2023/QD-CTN approving the Vietnam-Laos agreement on mutual judicial assistance in civil matters at the request of the Government in Official Letter 269/TTr-CP of May 22.

More investment should be prioritized for air and rail transport in order to ease pressure on road transport in the Central Highlands, according to Plan 4998 recently released by the Ministry of Transport.

By 2030, about 25 percent of exported rice is expected to bear the brand name of Vietnam rice, according to Decision No. 583 signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on May 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged stepping up wildfire prevention measures as heatwaves are scorching many localities nationwide, increasing the risk of wildfires.

By 2045, Vietnam strives to form an advanced and modern mining and mineral processing industry associated with a circular economy model, a green economy equivalent to that of advanced countries in Asia.

By 2030, all press agencies will have to publish their contents on digital platforms, with priority given to domestic digital platforms, under Prime Minister Decision 348/QD-TTg, approving the Strategy for digital transformation of press agencies through 2025, with a vision toward 2030.

Vietnam will strive to become a prosperous sea-based country, according to the Government Resolution 48/NQ-CP released on April 3, approving the Strategy for sustainable exploitation and use of marine resources and protection of the marine and island environment by 2030, with a vision toward 2050.

Organizations and individuals involved in processing personal data will be responsible for protecting such data, according to a decree recently issued by the Government.

The Government agreed in principle to reduce the value added tax (VAT) by 2 percent to 8 percent, according to a document sent from the Government Office to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on April 17.

From March 22, brand-new automobiles which have a production year to the year of submission of the application for a certificate of registration and inspection under 2 years and sufficient legal documents will be exempt from the first time inspection.