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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, the Maritime and Inland Waterway Law, the Law on 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 to innovate the Party’s methods of leadership and 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 goal is to refine the mechanism of “the Party leads, the State manages, and the People 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 people while distinguishing legitimate feedback from organized disinformation. Furthermore, leaders have identified lifelong learning as a vital requirement for officials in the digital ~~age. To~~ age to prevent ~~cadres~~ them from becoming “bottlenecks for national ~~innovation,” officials are expected to continuously update their skills to adapt~~ innovation.” Recent developments at the 4th Plenum of the XIV Central Committee saw Tô Lâm emphasizing the need to improve the ~~Fourth Industrial Revolution~~ Party’s leadership and ~~a knowledge-based economy.~~ self-rectification capabilities. He stressed that public power, information, and assets must not become private advantages, calling for integrity, fairness, and accountability.

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