NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National AssemblyStanding Committee co𝄹nvened its 32nd session in Hanoi on April 15under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
In his opening speech, Chairman Hue outlinedthe agenda, highlighting deliberations on the law and ordinancebuilding programme in 2025 and adjustments to the law and ordinance building programme in 2024. He also asked for feedbacks on draft lawsscheduled for the first consideration at the NA’s upcoming 7th session, includingthe draft revised Law on Cultural Heritage, the draft Law on Justice for Juveniles, thedraft amended Law on Value Added Tax, the draft Law on Urban and Rural Planning,and the draft Law amending and supplementing several articles of the PharmacyLaw. Among them, the draft Law on Justice for Juveniles is a new bill.
Also high on the agenda will be a report on theoutcomes of the supervision programme for 2023 and early months of 2024, thescheduled supervision programmes for 2025 of the NA and NA Standing Committee.
Also on the list is anotherrepor🌳t on the NA’s oversight of the implementation of the NA’s Resolution on fiscal-monetarypolicies to support the socio-economic recovery and development programmes, and the NA’s resolutions on several key projects until the end of 2023.
Full-time legislators are scheduled to offer initialopinions on policies and laws ensuring traffic order and safety from 2009 to theend of 2023. They will examine several reports of theGovernment, such as a proposal on adjusting the investment policy for the nationaltarget programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited andmountainous areas during the 2021-2023 period, and a pre-feasibility report forconstruction of the western North-South expressway’s Gia Nghia – Chon Thanh section. Preparations for the NA’s upcoming 7th sessionwill also be a focal point of discussion./.
The National Assembly Standing Committee completed the entire working programme of its 31st session in Hanoi on March 19 after three and a half days of sitting.
The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on March 28 to review the activities of NA deputy delegations of provinces and centrally-run cities in 2023 and deploy tasks for 2024.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened a law-making session on April 1 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, with two groups of issues to be tabled for discussion.
President Luong Cuong appreciated the ambassadors' contributions to Vietnam's relations with their countries and called for continued efforts to help advance those ties.
PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the SSE and the Shanghai IFC to share their expertise with and provide technical support for relevant Vietnamese ministries and agencies during the process of building Vietnam’s own international financial centre.
According to the resolution, Nguyen Thi Thanh, a member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the NA, was appointed Standing Vice President of the council and head of its personnel sub-committee.
PM Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his confidence that Asia has all the necessary foundations to continue rising, asserting its role as a pillar and driving force of the global economy.
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.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
