Hanoi, Nov. 11 -- The National Assembly (NA) on November 11 heard proposals and verification reports on two draft laws aimed at establishing a legal framework for commodity derivatives trading and modernising Vietnam's maritime and inland waterway sectors. Presenting the draft Law on Commodity Derivatives Trading, Minister of Justice Hoang Thanh Tung said that after more than 20 years of implementing the 2005 Commercial Law, Vietnam's commodity derivatives market had gradually taken shape and expanded. The volume of centrally traded contracts increased from around 58,900 in 2019 to more than 1.14 million in 2024 and approximately 1.54 million in 2025. Average daily nominal transaction value reached around 7.5 trillion VND (292.57 million ...