State Council to hear challenge over high school gear ban
France's State Council will hear a challenge against a Hérault prefect decree that bans high school students from transporting protective…
Paris trial opens in 2019 rue de Trévise explosion case
Paris trial begins in the 2019 rue de Trévise explosion case, addressing negligence and manslaughter charges over a blast that…
France Seeks Wealth Tax Reform
France proposes wealth tax reform to restore progressivity for wealthiest individuals with new measures.
France Targets Artificial Social Media Campaigns
France targets artificial social media campaigns to counter manipulation of public opinion through astroturfing techniques.
French High Schools Shut Amid Unprecedented Protest Violence
Unprecedented protest violence in France leads to 140 high schools shut, with 6,877 detentions by October 9, 2026, surpassing previous…
Vietnam raises allowances for local officials and civil servants
Vietnam raises allowances for local officials and civil servants under Decree 381/2026, adjusting compensation based on salary status and retroactive to July…
Vietnam updates credit fund supervision rules
System with various wires managing access to centralized resource of server in data center. Photo: Brett Sayles/Pexels The State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 55/2026/TT-NHNN, amending and supplementing multiple articles of Circular No. 18/2025/TT-NHNN. The document offers guidance on collecting, exploiting, and sharing information and reports from the Information System that supervises people's credit funds and microfinance institutions' operations. Pursuant to the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam and…
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Vietnam amends customs procedures for border trade exports and imports
Customs officers inspecting cargo containers at port. Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has issued Circular 154/2026/TT-BTC, amending and supplementing several articles of the 2019 customs procedures directive governing exports, imports, and border trade activities. The circular, signed on October 15, 2026, updates regulations originally established under Decree 14/2018/ND-CP and Circular 80/2019/TT-BTC. Customs Procedures for Trader Purchases from Border Residents Under the revised Article 4, traders purchasing imported goods from border residents…
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