Vietnam passes amended land law

Hanoi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) approved the amended land law at its fifth extraordinary meeting, the media reported.NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said on Thursday that by passing the law, the legislators had accomplished one of the most important legislative tasks of the 15th-term National Assembly.The law will take effect on January 1, 2025, except for some specific provisions, Xinhua news agency reported.Vu Hong Thanh, Chairman of the NA’s Economic Affairs, said it was a major and complicated law project, bearing special meaning and importance in the country’s