The Ministry of Transport should consider the possibility of cost overruns as it prepares to build a 654km section of the North-South expressway, NA deputies said at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 8.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) convened a plenary session in Hanoi on November 8 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during its ongoing fourth meeting. 

Entering the second day of discussions on anti-corruption measures, National Assembly (NA) deputies November 7 acknowledged the judiciary branch’s recent attempts to improve, however the quality and efficiency still has not met with voters’ expectations.

 Legislators deliberated the Government’s reports on combating and preventing crime, legal violation and corruption at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on November 7.

Legislators debated the fight against crimes and law violations, judgment execution and anti-corruption at the fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on November 6. 

Lawmakers debated a bill on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during their ongoing fourth session on November 3.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc outlined four primary tasks that need to be realized to achieve this year’s socio-economic targets for the rest of the year at a cabinet meeting on November 3 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN -National Assembly deputies on November 2 concluded discussions on socio-economic performance and state budget plans for 2017 and for next year. 

The people have pinned high hopes on inspection agencies, especially in the context that Vietnam is intensifying efforts to combat corruption and build an upright state apparatus, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

VOV.VN - The implementation of 2017 socio-economic development and state budget plans topped the agenda of the National Assembly’s year-end session on November 1 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies on October 31 continued to discuss the implementation of this year’s socio-economic plan, State budget estimates, budget allocation in 2018 and the state finance-budget plan for 2018-2020.

The Government should set out a roadmap in order to ensure economic growth is stable, legislators said on the sidelines of the ongoing fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on October 31.  

Lawmakers looked into law enforcement in the reform of State administrative apparatus during 2011-2016 at the fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 30. 

Many National Assembly (NA) deputies have shared the views that heads of State agencies should take higher responsibility in staff reduction on the sidelines of their discussions on law enforcement in the reform of State administrative apparatus for 2011-2016.

The central province of Nghe An should develop by making firm, instead of hasty steps, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong told local officials on October 29.

VOV.VN -  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has praised the High Command of Military Zone 4 for their great efforts to ensure local political stability and social security and safety.

VOV.VN - National Assembly deputies on October 27 discussed the feasibility study report of a project on land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement relating to the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province. 

Deputies of the 14th National Assembly on October 26 debated the draft bill on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Credit Institutions.

Lawmaker discussed a bill amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Credit Institutions on October 26, stressing the need to ensure depositors’ interests and exempt persons engaging in credit institution restructuring from responsibility.

The National Assembly (NA) voted on the appointment of new Minister of Transport and Government Inspector General via secret ballot at its ongoing fourth session on the morning of October 26.

The National Assembly reviewed reports on the draft Law on State Secret Protection and Law on Cyber Security during its fourth session in Hanoi on October 25. 

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) on October 25 relieved Truong Quang Nghia of the post of Minister of Transport and Phan Van Sau of the post of Government Inspector General as part of the legislature's ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

The Planning Law, if approved, will help remove planning overlap and reduce wastefulness, almost all lawmakers agreed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented a proposal on relieving Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia and Government Inspector General Phan Van Sau of their duties for the 2016-2021 tenure, at the National Assembly’s sitting on October 24 afternoon. 

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed socio-economic development and State budget this year and plans for next year at the October 24 session of the ongoing 4th session of the 14th legislature in Hanoi.

The Government affirmed its efforts to cut spending in the time to come at the October 23 afternoon session of the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly.

Reports on the country’s situation in 2017, plans for 2018 and two draft laws, along with outcomes of the verification of those reports, were submitted to the 14th National Assembly (NA) on the first day of its fourth session in Hanoi on October 23.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan asked NA deputies to uphold a high sense of responsibility as well as the spirit of solidarity and democracy to make the fourth plenary session of the 14th NA a success.

The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee have collected 3,320 opinions and petitions of voters and citizens nationwide to submit to the fourth session of the 14th legislature. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that GDP growth rate during the nine-month period reached 6.41% and the figure is estimated at 6.7% for the whole year.