Lawmakers discuss measures to ensure banking system safety, support digital economy

Lawmakers discuss measures to ensure banking system safety, support digital economy

Lawmakers on August 9 discussed a draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam, the Law on Anti-Money Laundering and the Law on Credit Institutions, focusing on strengthening safeguards for the banking system and establishing a sound legal framework for emerging financial activities.

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National Assembly reviews bill on WMD non-proliferation

Continuing its first extraordinary session, the 16th National Assembly on August 8 discussed the draft law on prevention and control of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).

Economic police asked to reinforce core role in combat against corruption, economic crimes


Chairman of the National Assembly (N.A.) Tran Thanh Man attended a ceremony held in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the 70th traditional day of the Economic Police (August 10, 1956 – 2026), requesting the force continue to solidify its core role in the fight against corruption, wastefulness, negative practices, economic crimes, and smuggling.

33rd Diplomatic Conference wraps up in Hanoi


The 33rd Diplomatic Conference, themed “Promoting the pioneering role and fulfilling the crucial and regular task of Vietnam's external affairs in the new era,” concluded in Hanoi on the afternoon of August 7 under the chair of Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

Criteria on APEC 2027 projects should be made public: lawmakers


Deputies to the 16th National Assembly (N.A.) on August 7 discussed a draft resolution providing special mechanisms and policies to address difficulties facing projects serving the 2027 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Phu Quoc special zone of An Giang province.
Human rights in Viet Nam - True gold fears no fire - Part 5: Resolutely defeating all plots of hostile forces

PANO - As human rights in Viet Nam are increasingly better ensured, hostile forces are stepping up their distortion, incitement, and frantic acts of sabotage. Their false and misleading allegations aim to tarnish our country’s prestige, divide the great national unity bloc, and undermine Viet Nam’s diplomatic relations with other countries.

Human rights in Viet Nam - True gold fears no fire - Part 4: Complicated plots of hostile forces in digital age


PANO - Hostile forces, with their unchangeable reactionary nature, are fully exploiting the digital environment to sabotage the ideological foundation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), Marxism-Leninism, and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought. They seek to undermine the trust of officials, Party members, and people in the Party’s leadership, and the socialist path chosen by our nation. Currently, these activities are being aggressively intensified and deployed.

Human rights in Viet Nam - True gold fears no fire – Part 3: Cultural rights being increasingly better protected


PANO - Cultural rights are an essential component of the human rights framework and are recognized as indispensable to the comprehensive development of every individual and community. The Communist Party of Viet Nam and the State have consistently maintained that safeguarding the cultural rights of the people is a fundamental policy priority, backed by concrete and determined actions to ensure these rights are fully protected.

Human rights in Vietnam - True gold fears no fire - Part 2: Vietnam exercises international human rights standards


PANO - Ensuring and promoting human rights in Vietnam is not merely a matter of political declarations, but has been comprehensively institutionalized within a legal system that places people at the center of the development process. This represents a modern legal approach that is both suited to Vietnam’s realities and consistent with the international human rights standards to which the country has committed itself.
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