Legislators discuss bills on education, cyber security
Legislators discuss bills on education, cyber security

Legislators have been discussing bills on education and cyber security at the 5th session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 29 morning.

Legislators discuss bills on education, cyber security
NA deputies scrutinise State management in SOEs
NA deputies scrutinise State management in SOEs

Lawmakers stressed the need to clearly define State management and corporate governance in businesses during the ongoing fifth session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly on May 28.

NA deputies scrutinise State management in SOEs
Ministers to be grilled about four groups of issues by lawmakers
Ministers to be grilled about four groups of issues by lawmakers

The ministers of transport, environment, education and social affairs will be the main answerers of questions about issues within their remit raised by National Assembly (NA) deputies at the ongoing fifth meeting of the 14th-tenure parliament.

Ministers to be grilled about four groups of issues by lawmakers
NA session: SOEs’ efficiency not match resources
NA session: SOEs’ efficiency not match resources

The operation efficiency of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) during 2011-2016 had yet to match the resources they were holding, according to a report delivered to the National Assembly on May 28. 

NA session: SOEs’ efficiency not match resources
Management of State capital, asset in focus at NA’s May 28 session
Management of State capital, asset in focus at NA’s May 28 session

Lawmakers will focus their attention on the implementation of policies and laws on the management and use of State capital and asset in enterprises and the equitisation of State-owned enterprises during 2011-2016 on May 28 as part of the fifth session of the 14th National Assembly. 

Management of State capital, asset in focus at NA’s May 28 session
Personnel management upholds Ho Chi Minh’s thought
Personnel management upholds Ho Chi Minh’s thought

VOV.VN - The 7th session of the 12th Party Central Committee issued a resolution on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially the strategic level, with virtue, capacity, and credibility on a par with their assigned tasks. 

Personnel management upholds Ho Chi Minh’s thought
Minister addresses lawmakers’ concerns over budget, financial management
Minister addresses lawmakers’ concerns over budget, financial management

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung cleared up a number of questions relating to the State budget restructuring and the execution of financial disciplines, which were raised at the May 26 session during the 5th sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi.

Minister addresses lawmakers’ concerns over budget, financial management
NA scrutinise reports on socio-economic performance
NA scrutinise reports on socio-economic performance

Lawmakers spent the entire May 25 and the morning of May 26 to scrutinise the Government’s reports on socio-economic and State budget performance in 2017 and the first months of 2018 during the on-going 5th session of the 14th National Assembly.

NA scrutinise reports on socio-economic performance
Legislators discuss socio-economic development, state budget plans
Legislators discuss socio-economic development, state budget plans

Lawmakers deliberated the supplementary evaluation of the implementation of the socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2017 during the National Assembly’s plenary sitting on May 25 which was chaired by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Legislators discuss socio-economic development, state budget plans
Lawmakers concerned about bottlenecks in agricultural restructuring
Lawmakers concerned about bottlenecks in agricultural restructuring

NA deputies, during the fifth session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly on May 25, expressed their concern about outstanding problems in the agricultural sector, such as farm produce oversupply and price drop, and support policies for farmers. 

Lawmakers concerned about bottlenecks in agricultural restructuring
Lawmakers suggest renewing State management methods
Lawmakers suggest renewing State management methods

Lawmakers suggested the government renew management methods to ensure State budget collection and socio-economic development on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 25. 

Lawmakers suggest renewing State management methods
Legislators depict recent economic growth as impressive
Legislators depict recent economic growth as impressive

Some lawmakers described economic growth in 2017 and the first months of 2018 as impressive and applauded the Government’s efforts to achieve that outcome while discussing socio-economic issues on May 25.

Legislators depict recent economic growth as impressive
Socio-economic issues high on agenda of National Assembly
Socio-economic issues high on agenda of National Assembly

Socio-economic issues are high on the agenda of the National Assembly (NA) on May 25 and 26, which are important discussions part of the ongoing fifth session of the 14th-tenure parliament.

Socio-economic issues high on agenda of National Assembly
Amendments of denunciation, competition law discussed
Amendments of denunciation, competition law discussed

The 14th National Assembly (NA) convened its plenary session on May 24, with debates focusing on amendments of the Law on Denunciations and Competition Law.

Amendments of denunciation, competition law discussed
Lawmakers emphasises need for measures to protect denunciators
Lawmakers emphasises need for measures to protect denunciators

Lawmakers stressed the need to protect denunciators and their kin on the sidelines of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session which discussed several contentious points of the draft Law on Denunciation (revised) on May 24.

Lawmakers emphasises need for measures to protect denunciators
NA debate: Different views on forms of denunciations
NA debate: Different views on forms of denunciations

The discussion of the draft Law on Denunciations (revised) on May 24 as part of the 5th session of the 14th National Assembly saw different views on such forms of denunciations as via telephone or email. 

NA debate: Different views on forms of denunciations
Legislators debate draft laws on May 23
Legislators debate draft laws on May 23

Legislators discussed contentious contents of the draft law on the special administrative-economic units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong and Phu Quoc in the morning of May 23, the third working day of the fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly. 

Legislators debate draft laws on May 23
Party Central Committee issues resolution on salary policy reform
Party Central Committee issues resolution on salary policy reform

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 21 signed the issuance of a Resolution of the 7th meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee on the reform of salary policy for civil servants, public employees, the armed forces and workers of enterprises (Resolution 27-NQ/TW). 

Party Central Committee issues resolution on salary policy reform
NA seek breakthrough mechanisms for special administrative-economic units
NA seek breakthrough mechanisms for special administrative-economic units

Contentious contents in the draft law on the special administrative-economic units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong and Phu Quoc were the centre of discussions among National Assembly deputies on May 23 morning.

NA seek breakthrough mechanisms for special administrative-economic units
Lawmakers look into coast guard, national defence laws
Lawmakers look into coast guard, national defence laws

The draft law on Vietnamese coast guard force and the draft revised law on national defence were among issues National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed on May 22, the second day of the ongoing fifth session of the 14th tenure parliament.

Lawmakers look into coast guard, national defence laws
NA deputies urge strengthening fight against wastefulness
NA deputies urge strengthening fight against wastefulness

Many National Assembly deputies have urged strengthening the fight against wastefulness when discussing in groups a report on the outcomes of the work in 2017 on May 22.

NA deputies urge strengthening fight against wastefulness
Voters hope for effective regulations on recovering assets
Voters hope for effective regulations on recovering assets

Voters in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong said the recent trial of several major corruption cases has strengthened the public’s trust in the Communist Party of Vietnam. 

Voters hope for effective regulations on recovering assets
14th National Assembly’s fifth session to pass eight draft laws
14th National Assembly’s fifth session to pass eight draft laws

The fifth session of the National Assembly (14th tenure) runs from May 21 to June 15. At the session, the NA will consider and approve eight draft laws, one draft resolution and discuss eight other bills.

14th National Assembly’s fifth session to pass eight draft laws
People hope for more efforts to address unsolved problems: VFF official
People hope for more efforts to address unsolved problems: VFF official

Voters and people nationwide hope that the National Assembly (NA), the Government and all-level administrations will continue working to solve the problems they used to mentioned, said President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Tran Thanh Man.

People hope for more efforts to address unsolved problems: VFF official
Legislators mull over State budget balance in 2016
Legislators mull over State budget balance in 2016

Lawmakers heard the Government’s reports on State budget balance and State budget balance audit in 2016 in the afternoon of May 21, the first day of the fifth session of the National Assembly (NA). 

Legislators mull over State budget balance in 2016
Vietnam’s economy sees signs of steady growth
Vietnam’s economy sees signs of steady growth

VOV.VN -The national economy is displaying signs of stable growth, according to a government report presented by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at the 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session, which opened in Hanoi on May 21.

Vietnam’s economy sees signs of steady growth
Law-making remains high on agenda of NA’s fifth session
Law-making remains high on agenda of NA’s fifth session

Legislators will spend two-thirds of the scheduled time of the fifth session on law-making in the hope of approving eight bills, a number of draft resolutions and debate eight other draft laws, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Law-making remains high on agenda of NA’s fifth session
Party to focus on building contingent of capable, virtuous officials
Party to focus on building contingent of capable, virtuous officials

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will strive to build a contingent of officials with competence, virtue and reputation befitting their duties.

Party to focus on building contingent of capable, virtuous officials
Fifth session of 14th National Assembly opens in Hanoi
Fifth session of 14th National Assembly opens in Hanoi

The fifth session of the National Assembly (14th tenure) opened in Hanoi at 9 am on May 21. 

Fifth session of 14th National Assembly opens in Hanoi
PM asks Ha Nam to improve business climate
PM asks Ha Nam to improve business climate

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked northern Ha Nam province to continue improving business climate to attract more enterprises at a working session with local authorities on May 19.

PM asks Ha Nam to improve business climate
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