Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on January 5 to announce the President's orders promulgating 13 laws adopted at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly. The laws cover a wide range of areas, from justice and health care to science, technology, construction and aviation. Strengthening the justice system Two major laws in the justice sector are the Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters and the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement, both taking effect on July 1, 2026. The Law on Mutual Judicial Assistance in Civil Matters consists of four chapters and 38 articles. It modernises Vietnam's legal framework on judicial cooperation in civil-related matters, broadly defined to include civil, m...