An overview of the 4th session of the 14th Natinal Assembly (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The fifth session of the National Assembly (14th tenure) opened in Hanoi at 9 am on May 21.
The opening is being broadcast live by the Vietnam Television and RadioThe Voice of Vietnam.
Prior to the opening ceremony, Party, State and NA leaders and deputieslaid wreaths and paid respect to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum.
The NA will spend 60 percent of the session’s time to law making work.The legislature plans to consider and approve eight draft laws and oneresolution.
The draft laws to be passed are the Law on Denunciation (revised), Lawon Special Administrative and Economic Units, Law on Measurement and Maps, Lawon Competition (revised), Law on Cyber Security, Law on National Defence(revised), Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law onPhysical Activity and Sports, and Law on amendments and supplements to severalarticles of the Law on Planning.
The NA is expected to adopt the resolution on the NA’s supervisionprogramme and the establishment of a specialised supervision group in 2019.
Eight other bills will also be tabled for discussion at this sitting, whichare the Law on Corruption Prevention (revised), Law on the People’s PublicSecurity Force, Law on Husbandry, Law on Cultivation, Law on amendments andsupplements to several articles of the Law on Amnesty, Law on Marine Police,Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Education,and Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on HigherEducation.
Besides law making, the NA will also devote time to supreme supervisionof the implementation of policies and laws on management and use of Statecapital and asset at enterprises and equitisation of State-owned enterprisesduring 2011-2016.
The NA will consider and make decisions on several important issues,including a report assessing the implementation of socio-economic developmentand State budget plans in 2017 and the first months of 2018, the ratificationof 2016 State budget balance, and personnel work.
During the fifth session, the legislative body will for the first time introducea new regulation for question-&-answer activity. Accordingly, each NAdeputy can have one minute to put question, and after three questions, the Cabinetmember has three minutes to make the answer. The change is designed to increasedialogue and face-to-face debate.
The fifth NA session is slated to conclude on June 15.-VNA
Members of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee commented on the final accounts of the State budget in 2016 on May 14 afternoon, part of the ongoing 24th session of the Standing Committee.
Voters and people nationwide have sent more than 3,000 opinions and petitions to the National Assembly through local delegations of NA deputies and the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s local chapters, ahead of the NA’s 5th session.
The building of a legal framework plays an important role in forming special administrative-economic zones and attracting investments in these areas, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung at a workshop in Hanoi on May 18.
The 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session will open in Hanoi on May 21, with eight draft laws and one draft resolution expected to be passed during the event which will last for 20 working days.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
An overview of the 4th session of the 14th Natinal Assembly (Photo: VNA) 
