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Vietnam legislative and regulatory reform

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Vietnam continues its legislative and regulatory reforms, focusing on both legal modernization and the refinement of Party governance. The National Assembly Standing Committee has recently reviewed several draft laws, including the Law on Lawyers, which proposes streamlining the professional certification process from four steps to two through a national examination. Other legislative reviews include the Law on the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, which aims to shift focus toward creating favorable growth conditions, as well as the Maritime and Inland Waterway Law, the Law on Adoption—specifically to prevent illegal online mediation—and Adoption, and amendments concerning commerce, competition, and consumer protection. On the political front, General Secretary and President Tô Lâm has directed a five-year preliminary assessment of Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW. This assessment focuses on innovating 28-NQ/TW to innovate the Party’s methods of leadership and governance within the political system. The directive governance. This assessment identifies five critical bottlenecks: the gap between Party guidelines and institutional implementation, unclear boundaries between political leadership and state management, inconsistent decentralization of power, insufficient research and forecasting capabilities, and the underutilization of public feedback and data. The overarching goal remains is to refine the mechanism of “the Party leads, the State manages, and the People master,” ensuring master.” Expanding on these governance reforms, Tô Lâm has emphasized evolving ideological work from simple information management to “leading social perception.” He noted that digital spaces and social media must serve as channels to listen to the transition people while distinguishing legitimate feedback from policy formulation organized disinformation. Furthermore, leaders have identified lifelong learning as a vital requirement for officials in the digital age. To prevent cadres from becoming “bottlenecks for national innovation,” officials are expected to substantive implementation is effective across all levels of government. continuously update their skills to adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and a knowledge-based economy.

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  1. 2026-09-10 06:05 UTC Vietnam legislative and regulatory reform
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  4. 2026-08-22 02:28 UTC Vietnam legislative and regulatory reform
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