Vietnam reaffirmed its consistent policy of resolutely and persistently safeguarding its sovereignty and legitimate maritime interests, while actively promoting peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The Court of Appeal of Paris will open a hearing in early May regarding a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran Thi To Nga against US chemical corporations that supplied Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin for the US army during the war in Vietnam.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to improve the image, professional reputation and status of lawyers while addressing the third National Congress of Lawyers in Hanoi on December 26.
Scholars, lawyers and experts from Russia, the US, the Philippines, Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar in Moscow on June 27 to seek peaceful resolutions to the East Sea issue.
The Hanoi People’s Court on May 2 re-opened a trial involving 15 people who were charged with the falsification of stock trading documents, stock price manipulation and fraudulent asset transfers.
Vietnam and Australia will bolster exchanges and support each other to improve professional capacity for lawyers from both sides under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked between the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) and the Australian Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC) in Sydney on September 27.
President Tran Dai Quang asked the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) to forge ahead with judicial reforms and international integration while working with socio-professional organisations of lawyers in Hanoi on July 10.
Everyday one lawyer will be present at the Central Citizen Reception Committee’s Office in Ho Chi Minh City to provide free consultations starting from March 22.
Experts from the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals and the International Finance Corporation are carrying out a two-day course in Hanoi from October 20.
