Vietnam and Hong Kong (China) signed a mutual legal assistance agreement in criminal matters in Hong Kong on April 14, marking a new milestone in bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - On May 26, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy Nguyen Huy Tien presented to the National Assembly a draft Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, comprising four chapters and 39 articles that build on the 2007 law and introduce several new provisions.

Vietnam and Singapore signed the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters at the headquarters of the Singapore Ministry of Law on October 28.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision ratifying the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Vietnam and Italy, as recently proposed by the Government.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision approving the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Republic of Argentina at the request of the Government.

President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision on ratifying the treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Vietnam and Uzbekistan.

A workshop discussing issues related to mutual legal assistance (MLA) in criminal matters was held by the Supreme People's Procuracy and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in HCM City on December 2.