The 14th National Assembly’s second session wrapped up in Hanoi on November 23 after 26 days of sitting, leaving impression on lawmaking reform, supreme supervision and decisions made on key country issues.

Many issues of national importance were dealt with during the second session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), NA Deputy Secretary-General Le Bo Linh said at a press conference following the session’s closing plenum on November 23. 

The 14th National Assembly (NA) wrapped up the second session on November 23 morning, completing the 26-day agenda with a number of important issues. 

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee officially announced a resolution on the establishment of the 14th NA’s Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Organisation on November 22. 

The 14th National Assembly adopted a resolution on the pilot issuance of e-visa for foreigners at a plenary session on the morning of November 22.

The National Assembly has adopted a resolution on stopping to implement the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant project, reasoning the country’s current economic situation, Chairman of the Government Office Minister Mai Tien Dung said at the Government’s press conference on November 22.

With a 91.08 percent approval, the 14th National Assembly passed a resolution on piloting the issuance of e-visa for foreigners at the second session’s sitting on November 22.

Lawmakers gave opinions to a draft Law on Planning and another bill on the Guard Force during the November 21 plenary sitting of the 14th National Assembly’s second session.

A group of young National Assembly deputies, aged below 45, made its debut during a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 21. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) fulfilled 352 out of 503 tasks assigned by the government as of November 10, it reported during a working session in Hanoi on November 21 with the Prime Minister’s working group. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a Politburo resolution on policies and measures to restructure the State budget and manage public debts to ensure the safety and stability of the national finance, towards keeping macro-economy stability. 

The Government has issued a plan of action for 2016-2021, focusing on six major tasks, including the implementation of measures to reform the growth model and improve the quality of growth.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the northern province of Hoa Binh to further improve its investment environment in order to attract investors.

VOV.VN - The public has praised the quality of the National Assembly Q&A session which concluded on November 17, saying the debate has improved the oversight of the top legislative body. 

Legislators at the 13th NA debated the draft revised Railway Law on November 18, with the majority of them agreeing on the need to make adjustments to the law to tackle railway sector’s problems, especially its underdeveloped infrastructure. 

VOV.VN - On November 18, Vietnam's National Assembly approved the Law on Belief and Religion which replaces the current Ordinance on Belief and Religion.

The 14th National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Property Auction on November 17 afternoon, part of its ongoing second session in Hanoi. 

The 14th National Assembly (NA) continued its second session on November 17 with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc answering questions about hot issues, the approval of the property auction law, and the debate over conditional business lines. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc named organic farming and tourism as potential lucrative business for An Giang while working with the locality’s authorities in Hanoi on November 17.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was the last to appear at the National Assembly (NA)’s Question & Answer session on November 17, clearing up a range of issues of public concern. 

The sea in the central region, which was earlier polluted by toxic wastewater released by a Taiwanese-owned steel company, is now safe for tourism and aquaculture. 

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha clarified various issues of voters’ concern, including measures to enhance education and training quality at the November 16 National Assembly hearing. 

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan were at the centre of the hearing at the National Assembly on November 16, which was broadcast live on national TV and radio. 

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan took the floor at the question & answer session of the 14th National Assembly’s second session in Hanoi on November 16, clarifying issues of public concern regarding personnel work. 

The progress and solutions to implementing a project to teach foreign languages in the national education system through to 2020 was among major issues raised by deputies at the 13th NA for Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha during the Q &A session on November 16. 

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to put forth effective measures to address environmental pollution, during the Q&A session of the 14th parliament’s ongoing second session in Hanoi on November 16.

Voters nationwide appreciated the answers of Cabinet members during question-and-answer sessions of the ongoing second plenum of the 14th National Assembly which were broadcast live on television and radio. 

Voters nationwide have had mixed opinions on Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh’s answers to questions about pressing issues under his remit that were raised by National Assembly (NA) deputies on November 15. 

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha were grilled about issues within their remit by National Assembly (NA) deputies on November 15. 

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh was the first Cabinet member to go before the National Assembly on November 15 to answer questions about issues under his charge.