National Assembly passed Law on Telecommunication (amended)

Continuing the program of the 6th Session, the National Assembly passed the Law   on Telecommunication (amended) with 468/473 delegates in favor, accounting for 94.74% of the total number of National Assembly deputies, on the morning of November 24, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong.

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Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong chaired the vote. Photo: Ho Long

Telecommunications Law (amended) includes 10 Chapters, 73 articles, effective from July 1, 2024. In particular, the provisions on providing data center services, cloud computing services, and basic telecommunications services on the Internet in Article 28 and Article 29 of this Law take effect from January 1. 2025 (Clause 3, Article 72) and regulations on payment of fees to maintain use of network numbers and registration fees to use network numbers at Point d, Clause 9, Article 50; Clause 3, Article 71 of this Law takes effect from January 1, 2025 (Clause 4, Article 72).

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The delegates press the voting button. Photo: Ho Long

Telecommunications licenses are issued according to the provisions of Telecommunications Law No. 41/2009/QH12, which has been amended and supplemented with a number of articles according to Law No. 21/2017/QH14 and Law No. 23/2018/QH14, which continues to be valid until the end of the license term. In case an organization or enterprise submits an application for a telecommunications license before the effective date of this Law but has not been granted a license by July 1, 2024, it will be considered for a license according to the provisions of the Telecommunications Law. No. 41/2009/QH12 has been amended and supplemented with a number of articles according to Law No. 21/2017/QH14 and Law No. 23/2018/QH14.

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Party leader meets former Singaporean Prime Minister
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Party General Secretary To Lam and former PM of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong discussed ways to further deepen bilateral relations in this new phase of development, in line with the freshly established Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This includes enhancing collaboration between the two ruling parties by promoting delegation exchanges and sharing experience in governance and national development.

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Sharing Vietnam’s achievements, Thanh noted that women account for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s National Assembly members; 40% of Vietnam’s STEM workforce is female; 26.5% of businesses in the country are owned by women; women account for 68.5% of the country’s labour force, surpassing the global average of 48.7% and 14.4% of Vietnam’s peacekeepers are women, higher than the UN average of 10.2%.

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Party chief begins official visit to Singapore

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