The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) and the National Organisation of Collective Law Firms (ONBC) of Cuba signed an agreement to expand their legal cooperation at a ceremony in Havana on September 10.

The steering committee for the strategy on building and perfecting a rule-of-law socialist State till 2030 with a vision towards 2045 held a working session with the Party Delegations of the Vietnam Lawyers Association (VLA) and the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) in Hanoi on July 15 to collect feedback on the project.

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) held a seminar in Hanoi on December 11 to promote cooperation between Vietnamese and Japanese commercial lawyers to support trade and improve the supply of legal services for bar associations.

Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has coordinated with relevant agencies, the Vietnam Bar Federation, and the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia to implement all necessary citizen protection procedures for Doan Thi Huong to return home right after she is released.

Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, the only defendant in the case related to the murder of a man holding a DPRK passport with the name of Kim Chol, might be released in the first week of May, possibly May 8.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on May 14 for lawyers to share experience in providing legal aid at citizen reception centres of the Party Central Committee and the State.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the American Bar Association to help the Vietnam Bar Federation improve its capacity in the face of increasingly complicated disputes when Vietnam is pushing international integration in economy, trade and investment.

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) and the American Bar Association (ABA) signed an agreement in Hanoi on January 10, aiming to boost mutual understanding and engagements.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on June 15 provided the latest information about Vietnamese citizens in Qatar, where political tension remains, noting that their situation is stable.

Vietnam has asked for Malaysia’s cautious, fair and indiscriminate approach to taking legal proceedings against Doan Thi Huong - a suspect in the death of DPRK citizen Kim Chol in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the establishment of the Vietnam international law association as a socio-occupational organisation in Hanoi on September 17.

The Vietnam Bar Federation should focus on training lawyers in international consultancy and litigation, President Truong Tan Sang has said.

The 9th LAWASIA Employment Law Conference opened in Hanoi on August 14 under the theme “Free Trade Agreements and Transnational Employment – Legal Issues and Implications”.