The National Assembly (NA) will discuss four draft laws at the ongoing 8th sitting of the 14th NA on November 15.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheNational Assembly (NA) will discuss four draft laws at the ongoing 8th sitting of the 14th NA on November 15.
Lawmakers will listen to proposals and reports assessing the revised Law onInvestment and revised Law on Enterprises, then discuss the bills in groups inthe morning.
According to a report presented by the NA Law Committee at the 38th meeting of the NA Standing Committee, amendments to the investment law focus onprinciples to apply the investment law, relevant laws and internationaltreaties, sectors banned from business investment, conditional businesssectors, preferential treatment and support for investment, capitalcontribution, and procedures to grant and revoke investment licenses, amongothers.
The amendment aims to legalise the Party’s policy, ensure the comprehensivenessof the legal system while removing bottlenecks of the law enforcement. The moveis expected to help improve the country’s business climate, reduceadministrative procedures, better business governance, and protect benefits ofshareholders, thus boosting the development of local enterprises and householdbusinesses.
Meanwhile, rights of shareholders, voting preferred shares, issuance of stocks,and household businesses are the focus of the amendments to the Law onEnterprises.
Proposals and reports assessing the revise Law on Promulgation of LegalDocuments will be delivered to the lawmakers in the afternoon. They will then discussthe amended contents, including mechanisms to ensure the Party’s leadership inbuilding and issuing legal documents, and responsibilities and coordination ofcompetent agencies in revision of law projects, decrees and resolutions.
After examination, the NA Law Committee suggested adding the establishment of aprogramme to build laws and decrees and a drafting committee of bills anddecrees, and specific regulations to handle several cases arising from existinglaws and decrees to meet the Government’s requirements, among others.
The amended Law on Youths will be also on the table in the afternoon session.The revised law aims to concretise the Party’s policies on youth affairs, aswell as create a legal framework so that the youth can promote their contributionsto the national protection and development.
The amended contents comprise rights and responsibilities of the youth, State’spolicy for the youth, and responsibilities of state-owned agencies for theyouth./.
The National Assembly will spend the entire day on November 13 to examine the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting during the period from 2014 to 2018.
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.
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.
The National Assembly (NA) will discuss four draft laws at the ongoing 8th sitting of the 14th NA on November 15.(Photo: VNA) 
