National Assembly Standing Committee opens 21st session
Legislators gave opinions to contents of several draft laws that are of different viewpoints during the 21th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee that took place in Hanoi on February 7.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the 21st session of the NA Standing Committee. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Legislators gave opinions to contents of several draft laws thatare of different viewpoints during the 21st session of the NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee that took place in Hanoi on February 7.
Working onthe draft Denunciation Law (revised) in the morning, many expressed theirconcern over the proposals for the reception of denunciations via e-mails,faxes and phone calls.
Vu HongThanh, head of the NA’s Economic Committee, cited a case of people using an unregisteredSIM card to provide information about illegal coal exploitation, in which some informationwas correct and some was aimed at fooling authorized agencies.
Meanwhile,Nguyen Khac Dinh, Chairman of the NA’s Law Committee, explained that the draftlaw prescribes that those lodging denunciations must provide their personnelinformation such as name, age and address for the competent agencies.
Personalinformation of those people should be verified before investigations into thedenounced activities, he said.
Concludingthe debate, Vice NA Chairman Uong Chu Luu underlined tight regulations on thereception and settlement of denunciations through e-mails, faxes and phonecalls.
The draftlaw also stipulates responsibilities of and sanctions on wrong denunciations orthose taking the advantage of denunciation to stir public disorder.
In thatspirit, the NA Standing Committee suggested approval for denunciations to belodged and processed via e-mails, faxes and phone calls and regulations onrelated procedures must be very tight.
Thelaw-makers also looked into the draft law amending and supplementing a numberof articles of the Law on Physical Training and Sports.
They approvedthe establishment of Tien Chau and Nam Viem wards in Phuc Yen town and Phuc Yencity in the northern province of the same name.
Vice NAChairman Luu called for the observance of resolutions of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s sixth plenum and the collection of publicopinions on the establishment, dissolve, merger, dissolution and adjustment ofadministrative units in line with regulations of the Law on Organisation of Local Administration.-VNA
National Assembly deputies passed the revised Law on Technology Transfer, Law on Irrigation, and the revised Law on Tourism during a session in Hanoi on June 19.
The third session of the 14th National Assembly closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of working, marking significant innovations in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the legislature’s activities.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 20th session in Hanoi on January 10, which is scheduled to deal with a range of matters within one and a half days.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 20th session in Hanoi on January 11 after spending one and a half days discussing three draft laws, one draft resolution and some other issues.
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.
The new law abolishes the death penalty for eight criminal offenses: the crime aimed at overthrowing the people’s government; the crime of sabotaging state infrastructure and technical facilities; the crime of producing and trading counterfeit medicines for treatment and prevention; the crime of destroying peace and causing aggressive war; the crime of espionage; that of illegally transporting narcotics; embezzlement; and bribe taking.
Vietnam will continue to coordinate closely with and make positive contributions to the initiatives and collective work of the Group of 77 (G77) developing nations, said Ambassador Do Hung Viet, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the 21st session of the NA Standing Committee. (Source: VNA) 
