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Vietnam seeks fresh momentum for relations with RoK, Mongolia
The trips, scheduled for September 6–11, are significant to implementing the foreign policy set out by the 14th National Party Congress and Politburo Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, while concretising the orientations and agreements reached by Vietnam's senior leaders with the two partners.
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Parliamentary leader hosts Myanmar President in Hanoi
Both host and guest agreed that parliamentary diplomacy plays an important role in bilateral relations, helping consolidate political trust, promote and oversee the implementation of high-level agreements, and thereby make a positive contribution to peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world.
Fresh momentum for Vietnam’s cooperation with RoK, Mongolia
The NA leader’s official visits to the RoK and Mongolia are expected to be resounding successes, ushering in a new phase of development that is stronger, more substantive, and more enduring, thereby meeting the aspirations of the leaders and peoples of all three nations.
NA President receives outgoing French Ambassador
NA Standing Committee's sixth session opens
NA President presents Party-membership badges to veteran members
NA Vice President engages in activities at ISC-2 in Cambodia
Lawmakers debate bill to support SME development
Aug 29, 2026 14:28
Presenting the Government’s report, Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan said that a decade on, the existing law has laid a legal foundation for enterprise support but many policies have missed their mark. Support mechanisms remain fragmented, spread too thin, and disconnected from actual business needs. Barriers to access persist, and post-support evaluation is ill-defined.
NA Standing Committee examines draft revised law on international agreements
Aug 29, 2026 14:24
The bill seeks to address shortcomings in the current legislation, expand the entities authorised to sign international agreements, increase decentralisation and delegation of authority, simplify procedures and boost the application of science and technology to improve implementation effectiveness.
Vietnamese National Assembly Vice President highlights parliamentary diplomacy at ISC-2
Aug 28, 2026 22:14
Thanh affirmed Vietnam’s foreign policy of peace, independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, stressing the country’s development goals and the Vietnamese NA’s commitment to advancing dialogue, cooperation and frameworks to respond to global issues and support sustainable development.
Law lecturers may qualify as lawyers under proposed revisions
Aug 27, 2026 22:08
The draft adds requirements for lawyers to have firm political resolve, good ethics and integrity, and undergo annual training in political awareness and professional expertise. It also proposes a national examination for lawyer practising certificates, replacing the current assessment of apprenticeship results.
NA President greets Mongolian Ambassador
Aug 27, 2026 22:07
The top Vietnamese legislator congratulated Hulan on her appointment, expressing his belief that her extensive diplomatic experience and understanding of the region and Vietnam will enable the diplomat to successfully fulfil her tenure and become an important bridge in bilateral relations.
Vietnam, Côte d'Ivoire forge parliamentary cooperation
Aug 26, 2026 22:20
Vice President of the National Assembly Nguyen Doan Anh proposed that the two sides continue strengthening exchanges of delegations at various levels, particularly between specialised committees; coordinate and support each other at multilateral inter-parliamentary forums in which both participate; and effectively implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two National Assemblies.
President of Côte d’Ivoire NA concludes official visit to Vietnam
Aug 26, 2026 15:26
During the meetings with the Côte d’Ivoire NA President, Vietnamese leaders called for effectively implementating the cooperation memorandum between the two legislatures, considering the early establishment of parliamentary friendship groups in each country, and further sharing legislative and supervisory experience.
Vietnamese, Ivorian NA Presidents explore agricultural development models in Can Tho
Aug 25, 2026 23:07
Agricultural products, particularly rice, are an important driver of trade between Vietnam and Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire is currently Vietnam’s third-largest rice export market, while Vietnam imports cashew nuts, cotton and other raw materials from the West African country.
16th NA wraps up first extraordinary session
Aug 24, 2026 23:56
Lawmakers passed 15 laws and six legal resolutions and gave first-round consideration to seven other draft laws.
Lawmakers clear full agenda at first extraordinary session: NA Secretary General
Aug 24, 2026 23:56
More than 2,000 opinions were delivered in group discussions and plenary sessions. They were frank and substantive, closely grounded in practical realities, and focused on clearing obstacles, with specific, practical and feasible amendments proposed for the draft laws and resolutions submitted to the session.
NA approves key laws, resolutions to advance development, reform
Aug 24, 2026 23:55
One of the two adopted laws amends and supplements several provisions within 10 laws concerning administrative procedures and business conditions in agricultural and environmental sectors. The other amends and supplements some provisions of the Law on Vietnamese Guest Workers under Contracts.
NA approves 30.7-billion-USD national target programme for culture, rural development
Aug 24, 2026 23:55
The programme consolidates four existing national target programmes covering cultural development; education and training modernisation; new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; and healthcare, population and development.
Legislature approves 30% income tax cut for small enterprises, business households
Aug 24, 2026 23:54
The resolution, comprising two articles, provides for a 30% reduction in personal and corporate income tax for the 2026-2027 tax periods for individuals, business households and enterprises with annual revenue of no more than 10 billion VND (381,000 USD).
Key laws, resolutions to be adopted on NA extraordinary session's final working day
Aug 24, 2026 12:35
The 16th National Assembly (NA) convened the final working day of its first extraordinary session on August 24, with a number of important laws and resolutions to be adopted.
NA passes law amending 10 laws concerning agriculture, environment
Aug 24, 2026 12:35
The 10 laws amended cover crop production, plant protection and quarantine, animal husbandry, animal health, fisheries, geology and minerals, water resources, irrigation, meteorology and hydrology, and dikes.
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