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Society Law | Vietnam Law and Legal Forum magazine Vietnam Law & Legal Forum Magazine Hefty fines help improve traffic participants’ sense of law observance On December 26, 2024, the Government issued Decree 168/2024/ND-CP on administrative sanctions against violations in the field of traffic order and safety, increasing the fines for road traffic offenses by multiple times from the previous levels. Teenagers engaged in street racing: Who’s really at fault? Temu starts operation in Vietnam, stirring fear about unfair competition Vietnam committed to supporting nuclear weapon-free world: Ambassador Vietnam delivers report at session on Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Party chief’s trip to enhance cooperation with Indonesia, Singapore, ASEAN: official Social housing must be prioritized over commercial accommodation: PM UNICEF hails Vietnam’s public school tuition waiver policy as investment in future Vietnam chairs 75th meeting of Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force Typhoon Yagi prompts the need to boost agricultural insurance Despite the fact that Vietnam is one of top five countries most vulnerable to climate change, the coverage of agricultural insurance in the country is still too far below expectations. What is the appropriate VAT threshold for business households? In the latest draft of the VAT Law, the Government proposed doubling the VAT threshold for these subjects to VND 200 million per year. But is the newly proposed tax threshold suitable to realities? Tobacco tax hike expected to reduce consumption but stirring up concerns about smuggling, budget revenue loss The Ministry of Finance has recently unveiled draft amendments to the Law on Excise Tax with several notable new points, including a proposal to hike tax on tobacco products. Livestream shopping booms but yet to be strictly managed Vietnam’s livestream shopping market is experiencing a period of exponential growth with the sales revenue per livestream session repeatedly reaching new highs. Urgent measures needed to minimize mass food poisoning Summer, the season of foodborne illnesses, has not yet reached its peak but not a few serious cases of mass food poisoning have been reported over the past few months. Raising pets has become a growing trend among urban residents. According to statistics revealed in an article published on VnExpress International, Ho Chi Minh City currently has 106,000 families raising 184,000 dogs and cats, with 65 percent of them being raised in downtown districts. What are effective solutions for managing the gold market? It is undoubted that the surge of gold price in the country partly results from continuous rise of gold price in the world market but there still exist some other reasons behind the situation. Should the absolute sobriety law be applied to all drivers? The Government is now working on the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety and when the draft law is tabled to the NA for debate and released to the public, one of the matters of great concern is whether the zero tolerance law should be applied. School bus services: safety first The Ministry of Transport has recently released a draft national technical regulation on technical safety quality and environmental protection applicable to automobiles with specific and strict safety requirements on vehicles used to transport schoolchildren. Why it is difficult to criminally handle employers’ evasion of insurance premium payment According to a report from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, by the end of October 2023, the total amount of late-paid and evaded social insurance and unemployment insurance premiums was roughly VND 14,650 billion, a considerable increase from the average amount of about VND 10 trillion per year during the 2016-22 period. Choice of textbooks: Teachers’ opinions must be more respected The Ministry of Education and Training is seeking public opinions on a draft circular on choice of textbooks for use at general education institutions to replace Circular 25/2020/TT-BGDDT. Mini apartment blocks: individual houses or apartment buildings? Small-sized or mini apartment blocks have become popular to Vietnamese urban residents, especially those living in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Whereas mini apartment blocks, just like their names, are actually multi-story multi-household buildings, they are not subject to regulations applicable to condo buildings but are treated as individual houses. This gives rise to numerous issues, ranging from fire safety to legal risks to house buyers. Delay in VAT refund: How to remove obstacles for both businesses and tax authorities Getting a value-added tax refund is crucial for a business continuity plan, especially in the post-pandemic context, as it helps enterprises refresh their cash flow and provides them with additional resources for recovery and development. Legal framework needed for controlling new-generation cigarettes New-generation tobacco products have become popular around the world over the recent years and Vietnam is no exception. But despite being called “tobacco”, these products are not ruled by the current law on tobacco harm prevention and control, making it difficult to manage the trading and use of this special goods item. inspection crisis: a need to tighten state management without obstructing It has never been so difficult and time-consuming to get cars inspected as it is today. Over the past few months, many transport and travel businesses as well as private car owners have been struggling to have their vehicles inspected despite having queued up for weeks. Pit bull attacks prompt debate: Should fierce dogs be banned? In mid-May, local media all at once reported the death of an 82-year-old woman after she was attacked by her daughter’s pit bull at their home in the southern province of Binh Duong. Infeasible fire safety regulations: a burning issue to be extinguished Over the last two years, not a few businesses nationwide had to halt their construction projects, of which some are near completion or have been put into operation, because of failure to meet new fire safety regulations. Authorities resolved to eliminate junk SIMs for addressing phone scams Mobile phone subscribers whose personal information does not match the National Population Database will be blocked from March 31. This is considered a solution for tackling incremental increase of phone scams which have recently reached an alarming level and require strict handling measures from authorities. Legal efforts to better protect human rights of transgender people Vietnam is expected to soon have a complete legal framework to better guarantee civil rights and human rights of transgender people. Removing legal bottlenecks to put an end to shortage of medical supplies In a talk titled “Solutions to overcoming shortage of medicines and medical supplies” recently held by the Vietnam Government Portal, the Director of the National Otolaryngology Hospital admitted that the hospital is currently in lack of medicines and medical equipment and, therefore, at peak time, has to send patients to other hospitals for such technical services as CT and MRI scans and surgical procedures. Copyright Vietnam Law and Legal Forum magazine, Vietnam News Agency,79 Ly Thuong Kiet St. Hanoi, VietnamLicense No: 172/GP-BTTTT issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on May17, 2023Deputy Editor-in-Chief: LE HAI TRIEUTel: 04-38248670/Email: [email protected]