The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a circular guiding certain provisions of the Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese authorities are in the process of verifying and investigating the case of Minh Quoc Nguyen, a Vietnamese national wanted by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a US$3 billion money laundering scheme.

The National Assembly (NA) adopted the revised Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control and a resolution on promoting the implementation of policies and law on thrift practice and wastefulness prevention on November 15.

The draft revised laws on land, money laundering fight, and cooperatives and a bill on civil defence are under consideration at the ongoing fourth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 1.

Legislators scrutinised a proposal and a report on the draft Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control (amended) as part of the 4th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 20.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened a four-day law-making session in Hanoi on August 15, with 11 draft laws, ordinances and resolutions to be tabled for discussion.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has given timely instructions to banks in order to prevent risks and acts that take advantage of virtual currencies in transactions, Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu has said.

New laws must help address limitations and remove obstacles of previous laws, fill legal gaps, and ensure consistency among relevant laws, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed while addressing the Government’s November meeting on law making on November 18.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam on November 1 met with UK Home Secretary Priti Patel in London, where the former affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with the UK.