PM orders law revision to create new impetus for development
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 requested the Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries to study and build a law to amend many others to remove bottlenecks that have existed for many years in order to create new impetus for development, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 requestedthe Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries to study and build a law to amendmany others to remove bottlenecks that have existed for many years in order to createnew impetus for development, especially in the context of the COVID-19pandemic.
Addressing a Government meeting on law making – the first of its kind held by the 15th-tenure Government, PM Chinh asked delegates to focus ondiscussing and reviewing shortcomings related to laws, legal documents andregulations promulgated by competent agencies.
He assigned ministers, heads of sectors and agencies, andchairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and cities to directly presideover the review and perfection of institutions in order to build a socialist stateruled by law and a Government of integrity, discipline, action, and efficiency in service of the people.
Ministers and heads of agencies must take responsibility ofreviewing and supplementing the contents of the laws under their authority,coordinate with the Ministry of Justice to finalise and propose measures toremove bottlenecks, Chinh stressed.
The Government meeting on law building (Photo: VNA)
At the meeting, the Government listened to reports on anddiscussed the Insurance Business Law (amended); the Law amending andsupplementing a number of articles of the Law on Radio Frequency; the Decree oncollection of fees for granting the right to use radio frequency, auctioning,licensing, and transferring the right to use radio frequency for radiofrequency bands; and a report on reviewing the laws to remove difficulties forinvestment and business in the context of complicated developments of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
The Government urged relevant ministries and sectors tocoordinate with the Ministry of Justice to acquire, supplement, edit andcomplete the proposals to be submitted to the National AssemblyStanding Committee and the National Assembly for consideration./.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) 
The Government meeting on law building (Photo: VNA) 
