This Act lays down basic provisions on land tenure, both rural and urban. All land in Viet Nam is the property of the State, but individual and corporate users, both domestic and foreign, can obtain from the State usufructuary rights under lease-type contractual arrangements (art. 1). Long-term…

This issue brief argues that before ASEAN could engage in meaningful dialogue with NGOs, it will first have to grapple with a number of issues, namely, (1) food security for farmers that likewise promotes poverty eradication and rural development; (2) property rights as a fundamental human right…

This Decision approves the master plan on the socio-economic development of Nghe An province.The plan aims at developing Nghe An province into an industrial, tourist, commercial, cultural, educational and scientific-technological centre of the northern central region.This plan shall include: the…

This Regulation sets forth rules and procedures in implementation of Law No. 5685 on geothermal resources and natural mineral waters. Geothermal and natural mineral waters belong to the State and therefore a special licence is required to carry out exploration and exploitation activities. The…

This Presidential Decree amends the Law on Land expropriation.Minor amendments have been made to article 3 and 12.Article 13 has been substituted with a new article dealing with the distribution of land plots to individuals whose lands or houses have been expropriated.Articles 16 and 17 have…

This Decree provides for the distribution and sale of state owned land for residential houses and for commercial or multi-storied buildings.According to the Decree, individuals who do not own any house or land may be eligible for land allocation from the state.The Decree regulates how and where…

This Law establishes exclusive plenary powers of the self-government bodies in the following areas: (a) management and disposal of public land resources; (b) land use planning; (c) management of local public forest and water resources; and (d) management of local water supply, drainage and…

This Law regulates relations concerning municipal property and, in particular, land relations. Article 3 establishes that public parks, urban green belts, forests and agricultural land not pertaining to protected areas can be in municipal ownership. Article 5 states that municipal property can…

This Methodical Instruction is destined for hygienic institutions and has as its purpose assessment of soil pollution with a view of data collection related to the degree of soil pollution and prognosis of its impact upon quality of foodstuffs of plant origin. Assessment methods shall be…

This Decision approves the master plan on the socio-economic development of Quang Binh province.The main objectives of the plan include: agriculture, forestry and fishery development; stepping up the restructuring of crops and livestock suitable to the natural conditions of each area; rational…

These Measures regulate the announcement of land expropriation, protect the legitimate rights and interests of rural collective economic organizations, rural villagers or other right holders, and guarantee the land for economic construction.The Measures provide for contents of announcements of…

This Act aims at transferring to and vesting in the Government the ownership and possession of all ecologically fragile lands held by any person in order to minimize the degradation of these ecosystems and their biological diversity.The Government shall have the right to declare any land to be…