Land policy and administration

The Government’s mechanism to calculate the compensation rate for residents whose land it takes for public purposes is “detached” from the market value instead of relying on it, leading to prolonged opposition and grievances from those affected.Keep reading ...

The United Kingdom’s experience in land registration and land information system (LIS) was shared at a seminar co-hosted by the Vietnam General Department of Land Administration and the British Embassy in Vietnam on August 31.Keep reading  ...

A Government decision with detailed mechanisms is needed for people to better practise their rights on monitoring land use and management, experts have recommended.Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the organisation of a conference on promoting land concentration to serve large-scale agricultural production and agricultural industrialization and modernization. Keep reading ...

A national land database will be completed in 2020 and information on land from the smallest administrative unit to the central level would be available. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) said at a recent conference that the public will also be able ...

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for strict punishments for organisations and individuals who commit violations in land-use and management.Keep reading ...

Complaints and denunciations related to land have eased this year but land disputes are as complicated as ever, Government chief inspector Le Minh Khai told the National Assembly on November 7. Khai said the number of complainants coming to State administrative agencies in 2017 has ...

A police investigation launched into a dramatic land dispute that took place last April involving local authorities and residents in Hanoi has prompted one lawmaker to speak out, calling for authorities to handle the matter with care. “We should look at it as a crisis ...