Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh speaks at the Q&A session (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers sit for the 13th working day of the 14th National Assembly’s eighth session onNovember 6 in Hanoi.
This was the first day of the three-day questionand answer (Q&A) sessions, and broadcast live on the Vietnam Television, RadioThe Voice of Vietnam and the NA’s television.
The November 6 Q&A sessions will focuson the four fields of agriculture and rural development, industry and trade,internal affairs, and information and communications.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Minister ofIndustry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan, andMinister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung will take turns tofield questions during the sessions.
In the part for Minister Cuong on November 6, NA deputies recognised efforts bythe agricultural sector, and asked the minister to take feasible andbreakthrough measures in this sector.
NA Chairwoman Ngan asked the Government, the minister and other relevant authoritiesand sectors to pay heed to opinions of lawmakers.
Immediate and long-term measures should be taken to continuously implement the NationalTarget Programme on New-styleRural Area Building in 2021-2015, and promote agriculture restructuring, shestressed.
Ngan asked for more efforts to soon remove theEuropean Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning to Vietnam’s fisheries sector,accelerate the installation of cruise monitoring equipment onoffshore fishing boats, and improve the quality of fishing ports and ship anchorage areas.
In the afternoon the same day, Minister of Industry and Trade Anh wasquestioned on electricity management and distribution; planning for thedevelopment of electricity, new energy and renewable energy; trade and exportpromotion, development of foreign market, e-commerce and digital economy;market management, fight against trade fraud; and application of IT in industry,among others.
On November 7 morning, deputies will continue questioningminister Anh and raised their questions to Minister Tan.
The national target programme on new rural development was a focus during the National Assembly’s questioning of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, the first Government official to take the floor before the NA during the Q&A session on November 6.
NA deputies questioned about measures to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning to Vietnam’s fisheries sector during the question & answer (Q&A) session to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, as part of the 14th NA’s ongoing eighth session on November 6.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh speaks at the Q&A session (Source: VNA) 
