Nhan Dan – Foreigners will obtain a refund of VAT on goods they have bought in Vietnam and taken home when leaving the country via Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports in accordance to a scheme to be piloted between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2014.

Nhan Dan – Two new legal ordinances on the cost of legal appraisal , witnesses and interpretation in proceedings, and on codification of legal documents were announced by the Presidential Office at a press conference in Hanoi on May 9.

Nhan Dan – The incidence of crimes against children and juvenile delinquencies dropped over the last five years, heard a meeting yesterday held by Ministry of Public Security’s General Department of Crime Prevention and Control in the central coastal province of Thua Thien – Hue.

The investigation branch of the Ministry of Public Security has initiated legal proceeding against Nguyen Quoc Quan, a US national of Vietnamese origin, on charge of organising terrorist activities against the people’s government, which violates article 84 of Vietnamese Criminal Code.

Nhan Dan – The Hanoi municipal Special Amnesty Advisory Council announced on April 27 that 238 prisoners serving terms at three detention camps in the capital will be granted amnesty or have their jail time reduced on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30).

Criminal activities in Vietnam have been getting more and more sophisticated and difficult to control in recent years, with transnational and foreign-related cases on the increase, said Pham Quy Ngo, Deputy Minister of Public Security at a meeting to discuss drugs and crime held in Hanoi on April 27.

Nhan Dan – On April 10, the Presidential Office announced the President's decree promulgating the Ordinance on merging legal documents, which was passed by the National Assembly's Standing Committee on March 22nd.

Nhan Dan - The Hai Phong Social Insurance Department will start suing businesses that are in arrears for social insurance, according to regulations signed between the Department and the Hai Phong People's Court on April 5.

Nhan Dan - Government inspectors have discovered that over VND30.7 trillion (nearly US$1.5 billion) has been misused by several major State-owned enterprises including PetroVietnam, Song Da Holdings, Viettel and Vinachem.

Nhan Dan - President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony in Hanoi on April 4 to announce Nguyen Hai Phong and Bui Manh Cuong as the new deputy directors and eight others officials as prosecuting officers of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

Nhan Dan - The Hai Phong municipal authorities have released a report on the Prime Minister’s conclusion regarding the high-profile land confiscation case in Tien Lang district.

Nhan Dan - Eight former executives of the Vietnam Ship Building Industry (Vinashin) Group were charged yesterday with ‘intentionally violating State regulations on economic management, resulting in serious consequences’ and sentenced by the Hai Phong People’s Court to a total of 121 years in prison, while another one received a three-year sentence for illegal use of property.

Nhan Dan - Fifty officials and 25 organisations have been disciplined for their involvement in a controversial land acquisition case in the northern city of Hai Phong, according to the Municipal Party Committee.

Nhan Dan – The central province of Thua Thien – Hue should have a clear roadmap, agree on a judicial reform plan and submit it to the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform (CSCJR), said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Nhan Dan – Deputy Prime Minister calls for drastic measures to fight against smuggling, counterfeit goods and trade fraud.

Nhan Dan – The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) held a meeting in Hanoi on March 16 with donors, ambassadors, and representatives of international organisations about judicial co-operation between Vietnam and foreign countries.

Nhan Dan – A contest on national border laws awarded 69 prizes at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 14.

Eight people yesterday appeared before the Dien Bien Province People's Court for disturbing social security and order in Muong Nhe District's Nam Ke Commune last April.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held a working session with key leaders of the Supreme People’s Procuracy in Hanoi on March 2 to seek measures to improve its operational quality.

Nhan Dan - The delegation of National Assembly (NA) deputies from Hai Phong worked with the Tien Lang district People’s Committee yesterday on implementing the Prime Minister’s ruling on a land acquisition case.