Top legislator requires lawmakers to uphold responsibilities for quality NA session
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October 20 requested deputies to uphold their responsibilities, promote democracy, and continue to contribute ideas to major and important issues and those seeing different opinions, and ensure the highest quality when considering and approving draft laws and resolutions during the 15th legislature’s 4th session.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at 15th legislature's fourth session (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue onOctober 20 requested deputies to uphold their responsibilities, promote democracy,and continue to contribute ideas to major and important issues and those seeing differentopinions, and ensure the highest quality when considering and approving draftlaws and resolutions during the 15th legislature’s 4th session.
According to him, the draft laws tabled for the firsttime are important to continue institutionalising major guidelines set out inthe 13th National Party Congress’s Resolution and others of theParty Central Committee.
He asked lawmakers to focus on discussing and giving opinionson the draft resolution on NA session regulations (amended), especiallycontents related to the institution and rules of the innovation in thepreparation and organisation of sessions.
As the legislative body will conduct a thematic supervision onthe implementation of policies and laws on thrift practice and wastefulnessprevention for the 2016-2021, Hue requested deputies to focus on assessing the outcome as well as difficulties and obstacles in this work.
In this 21-day session, the legislature will consider andapprove seven draft laws and three draft resolutions. Lawmakers are alsoexpected to discuss seven other bills.
The NA will consider and decide on the dismissal and electionof the State Auditor General; the dismissal and approval of the appointment ofthe Minister of Transport; and the approval of a proposal to appoint theMinister of Health.
On the first day of this sitting, lawmakers heard theGovernment reports and the NA Committees’ verification ones on thesocio-economic situation in 2022 and a socio-economic development plan for 2023,state budget in 2022, state budget estimate and central budget allocation planfor 2023, and a three-year financial plan for 2023-2025.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central CommitteeDo Van Chien is scheduled to present a report summarising opinions andrecommendations of voters and people to the 4th session. Member of the NAStanding Committee and head of its Commission on Ombudsman Duong Thanh Binh isexpected to report on the supervision results of the settlement of voters'petitions to the third session.
Reports on draft Law on Money Laundering Prevention andControl (amended); a draft resolution on piloting a number of specificmechanisms and policies for the development of Buon Ma Thuot city of theCentral Highlands province of Dak Lak, and another on promulgating NA sessionregulations will also be tabled./.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 16th session on October 12, during which it stepped up preparations for the parliament’s coming fourth session.
The 4th session of the 15th National Assembly will take place in 21 days, shorter than the usual year-end meetings which normally last about 30 days, Pham Thai Ha, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office said at a press conference in Hanoi on October 17.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
Vietnamese localities' readiness to implement the two-tier local administration model, the evacuation of 18 Vietnamese citizens from Iran, Petrovietnam's 11th ranking in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500 are among news highlights on June 17 evening.
The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at 15th legislature's fourth session (Photo: VNA) 
