Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his belief that the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang will become a “treasury” of investors in the near future. 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on June 17 met with voters in Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong and Cau Giay districts, Hanoi, to inform them about outcomes of the recent fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly. 

The Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform convened the fifth meeting in Hanoi on June 16, under the chair of President Tran Dai Quang, who is also head of the committee. 

The 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session showed a strong shift from presentation to debate, winning applaud from the public, NA officials said at a press conference following the session’s closing in Hanoi on June 15.

Lawmakers have evaluated that the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session, which concluded in Hanoi on June 15, was organised scientifically and efficiently.

Legislators passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of laws relating to the Planning Law on June 15, also the last working day of the fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly. 

The 14th National Assembly completed its working agenda of the fifth session with numerous important issues under discussion during 21 days, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the closing ceremony in Hanoi on June 15.

 The fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly will conclude in Hanoi on June 15 after 21 days of working.

The draft law on special administrative-economic units was built with the aim of creating breakthroughs and new development momentum for the economy and capitalizing on advantages of localities, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

The Law on Cyber Security is in conformity with the Constitution and does not hamper the implementation of the international treaties to which Vietnam is a party, said Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

The National Assembly convened a plenary session under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on June 12, passing two resolutions and three bills.

The National Assembly passed a resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12. 

The National Assembly is slated to adopt two resolutions and three laws during its morning sitting on June 12, part of the on-going fifth session. 

The National Assembly on June 11 discussed several draft laws and voted to adjust the NA’s closing session programme under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The National Assembly has approved a proposal of the NA Standing Committee on postponing the debate and adoption of the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong, and Phu Quoc. 

Special cases that could lease land up to 99 years for production and business in special economic zones will not be regulated in the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong, and Phu Quoc.

The Government  and the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed to ask the legislature to delay the adoption of the draft Law on special administrative-economic units to have more time for research and completion.

The National Assembly on June 8 discussed several draft laws and adopted the Law on National Defence (revised) and a resolution on the law and ordinance building programme in 2019 and adjustments to the 2018 programme. 

The 14th National Assembly (NA) on June 8 passed a resolution on the programme of building laws and ordinances in 2019 and adjustments to the programme for 2018 during the ongoing fifth session in Hanoi.

Lawmakers will vote to pass the draft revised Law on National Defence and draft Law on Vietnam Coast Guard at the ongoing fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 8 morning.

President Tran Dai Quang had a meeting with female deputies of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on June 7, an event marking 10 years since the establishment of the female NA deputies’ group of Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that all ideas on the land lease period crafted in the draft Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units of Van Don, Bac Van Phong and Phu Quoc will be considered, and reasonable adjustments will be made to meet people’s aspiration.

Legislators of the 14th National Assembly debated a draft revised Law on People’s Public Security Forces during their ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on June 7.

Legislators and voters expressed hope that ministers will put their words at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session into action.

The National Assembly completed the three-day question period in the afternoon of June 6, which many NA deputies and voters assessed as productive thanks to changes in the rules for question & answer. 

Legislators will discuss in groups the draft revised laws on public security and animal husbandry during the ongoing fifth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 7.

National Assembly deputies raised questions on education and training issues on June 6, also the final question and answer session of the ongoing fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly. 

Ensuring defence security is the number one principle when designing the draft law on special administrative-economic units, affirmed Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam further clarified pressing issues in the educational sector during the question and answer session for Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha on June 6. 

The appropriate reduction of build-operate-transfer (BOT) fees will help ensure the harmony of interests of the State, investors and people, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at the ongoing fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 6.