The draft Law on Price was tabled last month for discussion by the National Assembly. This article introduces new contents of the draft Law as well as suggestions to improve it.

Despite newly issued Government Decree 46 and Circular 31/2011/TT-BLDTBXH of November 3, 2011 (effective on December 18, 2011), Vietnam needs further amendments and guidelines regarding the current work permit regulations.

Making a law on minimum wages (MW) is not a new topic. Since its inception, the International Labor Organization (ILO) has adopted a large number of legal instruments on minimum wages. So far, member states have adhered to these instruments to adopt domestic policies.

Better adversarial activities in criminal proceedings in Vietnam constitute a major goal of the judicial reform, contributing to promoting democracy and guaranteeing civil rights in legal actions. The following article discusses the actual state of and makes some recommendations to improve legal grounds for the adversarial process.

Effective on July 1, 2012, the Law on Complaints (the Law) provides complaints and settlement of complaints about administrative decisions and acts of state administrative agencies and competent persons.

Together with the recent fast development of apartment buildings in large urban centers, disputes between property developers and residents have risen sharply. Experts say the situation is a result of homebuyers’ negligence when signing purchase contracts given the current incomplete legal framework to govern the issue.

As the original inhabitants of the central coastal region, the Cham was the owner of Sa Huynh culture, which laid the foundation for the formation of Champa Kingdom.