The 14th National Assembly conducted a vote of confidence on 48 officials holding positions elected and approved by the legislature during its sixth session in Hanoi on October 25.
Legislators cast confidence votes during the NA's sixth session on October 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 14th NationalAssembly conducted a vote of confidence on 48 officials holding positions elected and approved by thelegislature during its sixth session in Hanoion October 25.
According to results announced the same day, VicePresident Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh earned “high confidence” rating in 66.5 percentof votes and “confidence” by 30.1 percent of votes.
The rate of “high confidence” for NationalAssembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was 90.1 percent of votes and that for“confidence” - 7.01 percent.
Meanwhile, 81.03 percent of deputies gave PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc high confidence votes and 14.2 percent cast theirconfidence votes on him.
Minister of Education and Training Phung XuanNha scored the lowest confidence, with 28.87 percent of high confidence votes,40 percent of confidence votes and 28.85 percent of low confidence votes.
The NA passed a Resolution on the outcomes ofconfidence votes with 95.67 percent of approval.
Also on October 25, after hearing Chairwoman ofthe NA’s Committee for Judicial Affairs Le Thi Nga presented a report on the verificationand amendment of the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law, the deputies debatedcontentious contents of the bill.
They also mulled over the draft Law on Protectionof State Secretes.
OnOctober 26, the legislators are scheduled to look into the implementation ofthe NA’s resolution on the socio-economic development plan in 2018, mid-term assessmentof the realisation of 2016-2018 plans on socio-economic development andeconomic restructuring, the socio-economic development plan in 2019 and thethree-year implementation of policies in support of socio-economic developmentin ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas.
Theywill also discuss Resolution No. 100/2015/QH13 on investment in national targetprogrammes for the 2016-2020 period.
Theplenum will be broadcast live by the Vietnam Television, Radio the Voice ofVietnam and the NA’s TV channel.-VNA
Politburo member and Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on October 24 received a delegation of Japanese health experts led by Doctor Satoshi Nagasaka, head of the Thoracic Surgery Department of the Centre Hospital of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
National Assembly deputies will conduct a vote of confidence and debate the revised draft Law on Corruption Prevention and Control and the draft Law on Protection of State Secrets on October 25 during their ongoing sixth session.
The result of the vote of confidence on 48 officials holding positions elected and approved by the National Assembly was announced on October 25 afternoon, during the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.
The National Assembly of Vietnam always pays special attention to issues related to gender equality and women’s development and is willing to cooperate with other ASEAN member nations in this field, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
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.
Legislators cast confidence votes during the NA's sixth session on October 25. (Photo: VNA) 
