More new laws made publicThe Law on Amendments and Supplements to Several Articles of the Penal Code and five other laws were made public by the Presidential Office a at a press conference on July 12. The revised Penal Code will take effect on January 1, 2018, according to Resolution No. The Law on Management and Use of Public Assets will become effective on January 1, 2018. Comprising ten chapters and 134 articles, the law stipulates seven groups of principles to be applied in the management and use of public assets. Earlier the same day, the Presidential office also announced the Law on Foreign Trade Management, Law on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Support, Law on Technology Transfer, Tourism Law, Irrigation Law, and Railway Law.

Source: VietNamNet News July 13, 2017 02:48 UTC