The Press Law comprises four chapters and 51 articles and will take effect from July 1, 2026. The law reaffirms the revolutionary nature and historical role of Vietnam’s press, promoting the development of professional, humane and modern journalism. It also strengthens citizens’ rights, including the right to request corrections.
Under the Law on Personal Income Tax, the family circumstance-based deduction for taxpayers is set at 15.5 million VND (nearly 590 USD) per month while the deduction for each dependent is 6.2 million VND per month.
The laws and resolutions adopted at the session promptly institutionalised major Party guidelines and Politburo resolutions.
Personnel consolidation carried out at the NA's 10th session helps ensure continuous, unified, effective, and efficient leadership of the state apparatus; guarantee smooth and uninterrupted direction and governance; and prevent any leadership gaps in critical areas. All positions elected or approved by the legislature meet the key criteria required within the organisational structure.
The 10th and final session of the 15th National Assembly wrapped up on December 11, passing 51 laws and eight normative resolutions passed, making up 30% of all legislation approved during the whole term.
The session recorded substantial law-making work, accounting for nearly 30% of all laws and resolutions passed during the entire term. The laws and resolutions adopted not only address immediate practical requirements but also establish a legal framework for the new phase of development.
Lawmakers directed the Cabinet to overhaul securities market rules and push ahead next year with deeper restructuring of state-owned enterprises to boost efficiency and curb waste of state capital.
The 10th session is scheduled to conclude in the afternoon, with NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivering closing remarks once the agenda is completed.
The National Assembly (NA) on December 10 voted to adopt the law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on International Treaties and the NA resolution on special mechanisms and policies aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of Vietnam’s international integration efforts.
The 15th National Assembly on December 12 adopted a series of important laws and resolutions on supervision, e-commerce, technology transfer, environmental protection, public employees, aviation, and the execution of criminal judgments and detention measures.
With 434 out of the 443 deputies present voting in favour, accounting for 91.75% of the total deputies, the legislature passed the draft Cybersecurity Law, which is built on the merger of the 2018 Cybersecurity Law and the 2015 Law on Cyber-information Security.
National Assembly deputies are scheduled to vote on several important laws and resolutions on December 10, as part of the ongoing 10th session of the 15th NA.
While overall crime and legal violations dropped by 21% year-on-year, several types of offences, including fraud, asset appropriation and public order disturbances, kept rising, while early detection and forecasting, especially for hi-tech crimes, remained weak, according to a September appraisal report by the NA Committee on Legal and Judicial Affairs.
Addressing lawmakers’ concerns over merging the three programmes into a single framework, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang said the move demonstrates the Government’s resolve to meet the Party and State’s goals of improving living standards for all people, especially those in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.
The Government has drafted a single decade-long programme for 2026–2035 to replace the three overlapping schemes currently in place for 2021–2025, aiming to eliminate fragmented funding, duplicative tasks, and policy conflict while sharpening management efficiency and long-term impact.
Legislators will also look into the performance reports of the NA Standing Committee, Council for Ethnic Affairs and committees, along with those of the State Audit Office, the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme People's Procuracy.
The single National Target Programme on new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2026-2035 period will be launched nationwide, with priority given to ethnic minority and mountainous regions.
The 15th National Assembly is discussing a draft Resolution on several breakthrough mechanisms and policies for protecting, caring for, and improving public health; and the investment policy for the National Target Programme on healthcare, population, and development in the 2026-2035 period during its 10th session on December 2.
The 15th National Assembly is discussing a sweeping package of education reforms during the ongoing 10th session in Hanoi on November 20, which is being broadcast live on radio and television.
The 15th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to discuss the draft Laws amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Public Debt Management, and the Law on Insurance Business on November 18, as part of the legislature’s ongoing 10th session.