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NA Standing Committee reviews draft Law on Urban Development
Speaking at the session, NA President Tran Thanh Man noted that the draft Law on Urban Development was initially designed for Ho Chi Minh City before its scope was expanded to other cities and additional provisions were incorporated. Given the tight timeframe and substantial workload, the NA will make its utmost effort to consider and adopt the contents as scheduled.
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16th NA’s first extraordinary session seeks to create new development space
The first phase ended with a five-day break from August 14-18, during which relevant agencies will urgently review, explain, and revise draft laws and resolutions. The NA is scheduled to resume the second phase from August 19-24 to vote on the legislation, with the aim of removing bottlenecks, unlocking resources and creating fresh momentum for national development.
National Assembly Standing Committee to look into 25 draft laws, resolutions
The committee will take up 25 draft laws and resolutions, including the revised Penal Code, the revised Law on Organisation of Criminal Investigation Agencies, and the review of the draft law amending Article 6 and Appendix IV on conditional business sectors and lines under the Law on Investment, among others.
NA reviews special mechanisms to keep APEC 2027 projects on schedule
Lawmakers propose stronger safeguards for Vietnamese workers abroad
Legislators discuss law revisions to better support Vietnam's overseas workers
Lawmakers discuss shifting petroleum policy from investment incentives to global competitiveness
16th NA’s first extraordinary session targets defence law upgrade, deeper international integration
Aug 04, 2026 22:02
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang, presenting the WMD non-proliferation bill, said the draft aims to swiftly and fully translate the Party and State’s policies and guidelines on safeguarding the Fatherland early and from afar, as well as on deeper international integration, into legislation, including the policy of joining multilateral nonproliferation mechanisms.
Bills seek to institutionalise Party policy on State compensation liability
Aug 03, 2026 21:46
Legislators on August 3 discussed the draft revised Law on Dissemination and Education of Law and the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on State Compensation Liability as part of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly.
Lawmakers discuss customs reform linked to digital transformation, risk management
Aug 03, 2026 21:45
Continuing the agenda of its ongoing first extraordinary session, the 16th National Assembly (NA) on August 3 heard proposals and verification reports on two bills, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Customs, and the Law revising Article 6 and Appendix IV on the list of conditional business lines under the Law on Investment.
Legislation must pave the way for development: NA leader
Aug 02, 2026 22:46
For the NA, he said, success should not be measured simply by completing the legislative agenda, but by improving the quality of every law and resolution so that each legal instrument effectively addresses institutional obstacles and generates momentum for growth.
NA Standing Committee debates revisions to real estate business law
Jul 29, 2026 22:48
Chairman Man said the amendment of the Law on Real Estate Business must move in lockstep with a clean-up of rules governing land, housing, investment, planning, construction and finance. The amendments, he said, must fully codify principles laid out in the Party Central Committee’s third plenum resolution on land-law reform while making the legal framework coherent, free of overlap and more enforceable.
NA adjusts legislative programme for 2026
Jul 27, 2026 22:39
Under Resolution No. 11/2026/UBTVQH16, the NA Standing Committee added several draft laws to the 2026 agenda for both discussion and approval at the second session of the 16th NA, scheduled for October.
NA Standing Committee reviews draft law on preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Jul 16, 2026 17:01
The draft law comprises four chapters and 37 articles, setting out the principles, measures, policies and responsibilities of state agencies, organisations and individuals in preventing the proliferation of WMDs. It would apply to Vietnamese organisations and individuals, as well as foreign entities and individuals operating or residing in Vietnam.
NA Standing Committee reviews central bank, anti-money laundering bills
Jul 14, 2026 13:47
According to the proposal, the SBV law amendments would codify existing foreign exchange rules by incorporating Article 22 of the Foreign Exchange Ordinance into law. The draft also revises the central bank’s special financial mechanism, shifting authority over its financial management regulations from the Prime Minister to the Government.
Institutional improvement key to driving innovation: PM
Jun 27, 2026 22:33
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has reiterated Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s view that Vietnam must create a new breakthrough in institutional framework and legislation, turning them into a growth driver.
Top legislator calls for ethnic policies to be fully reflected in legislation
May 28, 2026 22:46
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man called for further improvements in legislative participation to ensure that ethnic policies are fully and substantively reflected in every draft law and resolution.
National Assembly must enhance people's and Party's characters in operations: Party chief
Sep 25, 2025 21:55
The Party chief said that the NA – the highest representative body of the people - must be closely connected with the people, showing through every law, question-and-answer session, and important decision, all aimed at the supreme goal - the happiness, prosperity, and freedom of the people and the country’s prosperity.
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