NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the session (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The ninth meeting of the14th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on April 22.
In her closing speech, NA Chairwoman Nguyen ThiKim Ngan asked law verification and making agencies to collect opinions of thelawmakers at this meeting on six draft bills before submitting them to thelegislature.
She requested the NA Committee for Legal Affairsand NA Secretary General to coordinate with relevant agencies to complete the2018 programme on law and ordinance and revise the 2017 programme.
The NA Standing Committee will announce inwriting the principles, contents and targets of the middle-term publicinvestment plan, she said.
The Government, the State Auditor General, andthe NA Committee for Finance and Budget will conduct a formal examination onthe State budget balance in 2015 before submitting to the NA Standing Committeeat the 10th session.
The NA Standing Committee proposed theGovernment entrust the NA Committee for Finance and Budget to make an officialinspection on the Government’s report on thrift practice and wastefulnessprevention in 2016 and report to the legislature.
The NA Committee for Science, Technology, andEnvironment was tasked to finalise a draft resolution on the supervision of implementationof policies and laws on food safety, while the Supreme People’s Court wasdirected to work with the NA Committee for Justice to complete the workingplacement project of the People’s Court.
Chairwoman Ngan said the NA Standing Committeeapproved the establishment of four wards in Sam Son town – which will bepromoted to Sam Son city in the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoa.
Deputies also ratified the appointment of 24Vietnamese ambassadors to work in some countries according to the Government’srecommendations, and adopted a draft joint resolution between the NA StandingCommittee, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committeeon social supervision and criticism.
Two ministers fielded questions at the Q&Apart to ease a number of public concern, Ngan said.
Lawmakers also gave their opinions on the draft Lawon amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on credit organisationsand the draft resolution on handling bad debts.-VNA
Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan made clear State management in cyber information safety and social media during a question-and-answer session in Hanoi on April 18.
Sam Son town was promoted to a city in the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoa at the ongoing ninth session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on April 19.
Individuals of State agencies and organisations should be banned from using vehicles and other assets that are presented or donated by organisations or individuals, the NA Standing Committee agreed.
National Assembly deputies gave opinions on a list of projects and specific sums of capital allocated for projects under the middle-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 period during the ongoing ninth session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on April 20.
In his closing speech at the 10th plenum of the Party Central Committee in September 2024, Party General Secretary Lam declared: “With the position and strength accumulated over 40 years of renewal, and with the unity of the entire Party, people, and army, alongside new opportunities under the sound Party leadership, we now possess the essential conditions to enter a new era."
Based on the developments of disasters, epidemics, national defence and security conditions, and public order and safety, and upon proposals from relevant ministries or provincial-level People’s Committee chairpersons, the Prime Minister may request the NA Standing Committee to declare a state of emergency, according to a draft law.
Since the signing of the Vietnam-Cambodia trade and economic cooperation agreement, trade and investment ties have seen remarkable growth, substantially contributing to each country's socio-economic development and facilitating collaboration in various spheres, said Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu.
Representatives of the overseas community and students expressed their gratitude for the Party and State’s support, their delight at growing Vietnam–China ties, and their commitment to preserving the Vietnamese identities abroad.
PM Pham Minh Chinh reiterated Vietnam’s readiness to continue dispatching agricultural experts to support Senegal’s food security through increasingly effective and innovative methods.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed confidence that the legislature will soon apply AI and digital transformation more broadly, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of its legislative, supreme supervision, and decision-making functions on critical national matters.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President and CEO of the World Economic Forum Borge Brende discussed Vietnam’s new development vision and its experience in building an independent, self-reliant and globally-integrated economy, and navigating global instability through proactive diplomacy.
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Interim Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), and Borge Brende, WEF President and CEO, commended Vietnam’s flexible and effective economic governance and its strong economic performance.
The two PMs agreed on measures to strengthen bilateral relations in the future, especially the prompt signing of an action plan for implementing the countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, and the launch of upgraded VSIPs to include hi-tech parks, urban areas, and commercial zones.
PM Chinh requested ERIA to maintain close coordination with Vietnamese agencies and research institutes to promote policy research and consultations, and help the country increase productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the economy, especially in digital transformation, green transition, and circular economy, to contribute to achieving the rapid, sustainable development and double-digit economic growth goals it has set out for the coming decades.
The new Quang Tri province will include 78 commune-level units and features key assets such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, a long coastline, historical landmarks, three international border gates, deep-water ports, a modern transport network, and two airports.
The rehearsal took place at the National Military Training Centre No. 4, the Vietnam National University - Hanoi, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, involving more than 7,400 officers and soldiers.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on June 25 on the sidelines of the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin city, China, during which he affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to its multifaceted cooperation with Ecuador and proposes continued dialogue, negotiation, and signing of cooperation agreements in trade, investment, finance, and agriculture.
A working visit to Toulouse by Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang from June 23–25 has laid important groundwork for expanding multi-sector cooperation between Vietnam and the Occitanie region.
Prof. Dr. Georgy Toloraia, Executive Director of the National Committee for BRICS Research and Director of the Centre for Russian Strategy in Asia at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expressed his confidence that Vietnam will become a substantial and influential partner of BRICS.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed enhancing economic and trade cooperation, including the development of railway connectivity between Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan, which will also strengthen links with Central Asian nations.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the session (Photo: VNA)
