(Chinhphu.vn) – Sáng 11/12, với đa số đại biểu tán thành (438/444), Quốc hội đã chính thức thông qua Luật Tòa án chuyên biệt tại Trung tâm Tài chính quốc tế.
11/12/2025
Chánh án Tòa án nhân dân tối cao Nguyễn Văn Quảng
Luật Tòa án chuyên biệt tại Trung tâm Tài chính quốc tế có hiệu lực thi hành từ 1/1/2026. Luật này áp dụng đối với Tòa án chuyên biệt, thành viên Trung tâm tài chính quốc tế, nhà đầu tư, cơ quan, tổ chức, cá nhân có liên quan đến việc giải quyết vụ việc thuộc thẩm quyền của Tòa án chuyên biệt.
Tòa án chuyên biệt tại Trung tâm Tài chính quốc tế là tòa án thuộc hệ thống Tòa án nhân dân được tổ chức, hoạt động theo quy định của Luật này, có thẩm quyền xét xử, giải quyết các vụ việc tại Trung tâm tài chính quốc tế.
Luật quy định rõ việc thành lập Tòa án chuyên biệt đặt tại TPHCM.
International standards are proliferating, delivering major benefits to wealthy nations and big multinationals while leaving many developing countries behind, a new World Bank report shows.
Main Messages
Standards are the hidden foundations of prosperity. They are the shared rules that make plugs fit sockets, medicines work safely, and digital systems connect seamlessly. Standards embody collective knowledge, build trust, and enable economies to function efficiently. When they fail, markets fragment; when they work, prosperity follows.
For low- and middle-income countries, standards have never mattered more. Nearly 90 percent of world trade is now shaped by nontariff measures, most linked to standards. From digital systems for payment to charging stations for electric vehicles, new technologies can deliver economywide benefits only when standards exist. Mastering them can enhance national competitiveness and protect against technological, financial, and environmental risks.
Standards are a versatile tool of economic policy.Governments can use voluntary standards to drive innovation and give technical guidance on compliance with regulations. They can also make them mandatory when uniform compliance is necessary to protect health, safety, or the environment. In addition, governments can deploy standards as an instrument of industrial policy without reference to specific technologies or firms.
Ambition must match capacity.Countries should follow a trajectory that takes into account their stage of economic development, first adapting international standards to local realities when needed, then aligning with them as institutions mature, and actively participating in authoring standards in priority areas as capabilities grow. Rwanda’s Zamukana Ubuziranenge (“Grow with Standards”) program exemplifies this path, helping micro, small, and medium enterprises progress step by step towards compliance with international standards.
Investing in quality-enhancing infrastructure makes standards work well. The system of testing, certification, metrology, and accreditation in a country is what makes standards effective. Such systems are expensive to build and easy to neglect. Countries should start with public provision of quality-enhancing services in key sectors, then gradually open these services up to private participation. In many places, capacity gaps are stark: Ethiopia has fewer than 100 accredited auditors for compliance with standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), compared with 12,000 in Germany.
To make standards a springboard for development, countries should do the following:
Create incentives for firms to upgrade the quality of their exports rather than imposing unrealistic mandates.
Adapt and sequence standards to align with the national capacity to enforce them.
Participate actively in international forums for setting standards.
Invest in and share quality infrastructure resources regionally.
The global community, for its part, must do the following:
Support participation by low- and middle-income countries in developing international standards and design tiered standards that reflect diverse capacities among countries.
Deepen regulatory cooperation and reduce fragmentation.
Develop credible standards for emerging technologies and actions to prevent or mitigate climate change.
Expand research and data on the economic and social impacts of standards.
Standards matter for development. Countries that take them seriously are getting ahead. Countries that ignore them risk falling behind.
Lakan Araw, Studied Filipino Language Arts (Graduated 2025), Updated 4y. QUORA
[ From all the articles I’ve written regarding SE Asian economics, here’s how I will arrange the top 5 SE Asian countries that I think will have the most productivity in the next 20 years ]
Viet Nam
Indonesia
Philippines
Laos
Myanmar
Viet Nam has been busy at work lately in the past few years. They focus mainly on manufacturing and exports. The country started off late, but it has picked up its pace very quickly compared to its other neighbors, and its economy is rapidly transforming.
Anh Phan Khắc Hồng một chủ doanh nghiệp ở Khánh Hòa, người đã chuyển đổi hàng trăm hecta đồn điền keo độc canh sang rừng tái sinh đa loài, đa tầng. Với một tinh thần: chuyển sang dưỡng rừng đa loài là con đường tất yếu, con đường lợi về cả về chi phí tài chính lẫn sinh thái.
The world does not understand North Korea. The only nation that understands North Korea is Vietnam.
North Korea and Vietnam went through the same experience.
Both tried to unite the country. Vietnam succeeded but North Korea failed. History is written by the winners. Vietnam is now hailed by the world as a brave and resilient people while North Korea is considered a pariah.
But Vietnam was also considered a pariah, isolated and considered as a threat. Until 1990s, it was sanctioned by the world. Southeast Asian nations such as Singapore and Thailand seriously considered Vietnam as a threat to regional peace. Vietnamese could import international goods through the black market only. People forget what this period was like. Called the rationing period, people were given food by the government, often only a few grams of meat. Today, there are themed restaurants in Hanoi that will take you through some of these memories:
There was a time when the government banned people writing love songs, because they make people weak. Does this sound familiar? However I dare say that without the heavy propaganda and iron fisted rule of North Vietnam, Vietnam would never be a united country today. Believe it or not, psychology is a very powerful thing.
Ultimately both North Korea and Vietnam wanted to unite the country. South Korea and South Vietnam are and were pro American governments set up to strengthen American power in the region. South Korea was also very corrupted and disfunctional, just like South Vietnam. However its government was overthrown and replaced by the dictatorship of Park Sunghye, who implemented economic strategies to turn it into a regional power.
North Korea does not trust China, just like Vietnam. That is why they removed Chinese soldiers in North Korea right after the war. Both North Korea and Vietnam have the same kind of historical relationship with China. Despite having to rely on China, Kim Jong Un is visibly rebelling against China . China has a very hard time controlling what North Korea does. And the only nation that understands this act of balancing is Vietnam.
Another thing people don’t understand is the unique culture of this region, historically influenced by ancient Chinese practices. Historically people seriously worshipped the leaders. The Kings or Emperors were considered sons of heaven. And they reached this position usually because they have defeated a foreign power or have done something heroic. Vietnamese love and respect Ho Chi Minh since he liberated Vietnam from French colonialism. There are temples for every historic heroes in Vietnam and people lit incense for them every year. Most foreigners can not understand this concept. They think the Kim’s family is a cult. Well I’m not in the position to say this is true or not. However from the Vietnamese perspective, I can understand where they are coming from.
North Korea is like Vietnam in the 80s and 90s, struggling to be accepted and struggling to push the country forward. Its people are suffering unnecessarily with economic sanction. People are demonizing it out of fear. However it’s because they just don’t understand it.
North Korea naturally feels at ease and sees Vietnam as a model, more than China.
Even in the recent US North Korea Summit, you could see it in Kim Jong Un’s body language. He was much more relaxed and happy when beginning his official visit to Vietnam than with either US or China.
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