National Assembly Standing Committee’s 25th session opens

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 25th session in Hanoi on August 14 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

National Assembly Standing Committee’s 25th session opens -0
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers the speech opening. Photo: Lam Hien

The meeting will have to deal with the heaviest-ever workload since the beginning of this year, with 21 contents, focusing on the supervision work, law-making, and other important matters, the leader said in his opening remarks. 

Therefore, it is divided into two phases, with the first from August 14-18, and the second from August 24-25, he added.

Notably, the thematic supervision session of the committee will be broadcast live on radio and television channels for the first time, contributing to promoting democracy, publicity, and transparency in the operation of the legislative body.

The question & answer session will take place for one day (August 15), looking into matters under the management of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

For the Ministry of Justice, queries will focus on the law and ordinance making programme, solutions to improve the quality of the legal system, as well as how to deal with limitations and wrongdoings in the issuance of documents detailing laws and resolutions adopted by the NA, and ordinances and resolutions by the NA Standing Committee, among other issues.

For the MARD, the committee will scrutinise solutions to remove obstacles to agricultural product exports and lift the “yellow card” warning imposed by the European Commission (EC) on Vietnamese seafood, along with food security and rice exports.

Full-time legislators are scheduled to scrutinise a number of reports on supervision results, and draft supervision plans, and make decisions on some important matters.

Regarding law-making, they will opine on eight out of the nine draft laws that were debated at the fifth sitting of the legislature, held from May 22 to June 24, and two new others.

They include the draft revised Law on Real Estate Business, the draft revised Land Law, the draft revised Housing Law, the draft Law on Management and Protection of National Defence Works and Military Zones, the draft Law on forces participating in the protection of security and order at the grassroots levels, the draft revised Law on Citizen Identification, and the draft revised Law on Social Insurance.

Following the opening remarks by the top legislator, the committee listened to a report explaining and adjusting the draft revised Law on Water Resources./.

Politics-Diplomacy

Vietnam – Malaysia relations develop strongly in new period
Politics-Diplomacy

Vietnam – Malaysia relations develop strongly in new period

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on November 23 afternoon, successfully concluding their three-day official visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his spouse.

Top legislator meets with Cambodian Prime Minister
Politics-Diplomacy

Top legislator meets with Cambodian Prime Minister

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Manet in Phnom Penh on November 22, as part of his official visit to Cambodia and participation in the 12th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and the 11th Plenary Session of International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP).

NA Chairman meets with President of Cambodian People's Party, Senate
Politics-Diplomacy

NA Chairman meets with President of Cambodian People's Party, Senate

The Vietnamese Party and State always value and give high priority to consolidating the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation long-term sustainability with Cambodia for the benefit of both countries' people, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world, said National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

NA Chairman affirms Vietnam's consistent support for ICAPP
Politics-Diplomacy

NA Chairman affirms Vietnam's consistent support for ICAPP

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivered a keynote speech at the 12th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP 12), which kicked off in Phom Penh, Cambodia on November 22 morning, affirming Vietnam's consistent stance in supporting ICAPP's efforts to foster a peaceful, secure, and stable environment in the region.

NA Chairman departs for official visit to Cambodia
Politics-Diplomacy

NA Chairman departs for official visit to Cambodia

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s Party and State left Hanoi on November 21 for an official visit to Cambodia, where the top legislator will attend the 12th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) and the 11th Plenary Session of International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP).

Vietnam consistently treasures relations with Cambodia: NA Chairman
Politics-Diplomacy

Vietnam consistently treasures relations with Cambodia: NA Chairman

The Party and State of Vietnam always place great importance on strengthening and enhancing the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between Vietnam and Cambodia, for the benefit of both nations' people and for peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world, a top legislator has said.

Vietnam, Peru issue joint declaration
Politics-Diplomacy

Vietnam, Peru issue joint declaration

Vietnam and Peru on November 13 issued a Joint declaration on the enhancement of bilateral relations on the occasion of the official visit to Peru from November 12-14 by State President Luong Cuong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam at the invitation of Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarr.