Deputies debated a project on reform of high-school curricula and textbooks at their discussion during the 13th National Assembly’s ongoing eighth session on November 11. 

(VOV) -Lawmakers at the 13th National Assembly (NA) on November 11 discussed the current draft of the Law on Management and Use of State Capital in Production and Business, as part of their ongoing eighth session.

The Prime Minister and four ministers will go before the National Assembly during the on-going eighth session to answer questions about matters in their charge, Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc said on November 10. 

The eighth session of the 13th National Assembly adopted resolutions on the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2015 with a majority of votes on November 10.

Deputies suggested the draft revised Investment Law provide more concrete regulations on attracting investment, especially in agriculture and rural areas.

(VOV) -Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong paid a working visit to Pho Yen district, Thai Nguyen province on November 9.

National Assembly deputies focused their discussion on draft amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Vietnam People’s Army Officers at the ongoing eighth session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi on November 6.

Lawmakers considered the draft of the revised Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) and the draft Law on the election of National Assembly and People’s Council representatives during the ongoing NA session in Hanoi on November 5.

Lawmakers examined four reports on the amended draft laws on the organisation of government and local authorities, military service and the draft veterinarian law during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 3.

Amending the current tax laws is likely to create the best possible conditions for taxpayers to fulfill their duties while accelerating sectoral reforms in line with Vietnam’s international commitments, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said.

President Truong Tan Sang met with 78 outstanding ethnic minority students in Hanoi on November 1, asking them to continue their academic endeavours as a contribution to the nation-building process.

National Assembly deputies continued their discussions on increasing salaries for poor and low-income earners on October 31 during the eighth session of the 13th National Assembly.

National Assembly deputies called for tightening the management of budget spending during their discussions on the use of State budget in 2014, as well as the budget estimates and distribution for the following year at the October 31 session.

Lawmakers expressed their concern over the health of domestic companies at a plenary session in Hanoi on October 31, saying that the government needs to devise support measures.

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked cabinet members to clarify issues related to public and bad debts, the structure of budget revenue and spending and control measures to reduce non-performing loans to only 3%.

National Assembly (NA) deputies debated the draft Laws on Civil Status and Citizens’ Identity during their plenary sitting on October 28 as part of the ongoing 8th session of the 13th NA.

Legislators discussed draft amendments to the Law on the Organisation of the People’s Procuracy in a plenary meeting in Hanoi on October 27 as part of the ongoing National Assembly’s eighth session. 

National Assembly (NA) deputies voiced their opinions about the draft revised laws on housing and on real estate business during their plenary sitting at the legislature’s ongoing eighth session on October 24.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDC) is collecting comments provided by businesses and customs officials on its three draft circulars guiding the implementation of the Law on Customs.

Deputies at the ongoing 8 th session of the 13th National Assembly on October 23 heard a number of reports and debated the draft revised Law on Social Insurance. 

National Assembly (NA) deputies debated the draft revised law on the organisation of the National Assembly at a plenary sitting on October 22 during the legislature’s on-going 8th session. 

The 13th National Assembly (NA) continued its 8th session on October 21 with group discussions focusing on socio-economic issues. 

As many as 3,729 opinions and proposals from members of the public were collected and will be presented during the eighth session of the National Assembly that commenced on October 20.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong beat the drum to open the 2014-2015 academic year at Hanoi’s People’s Security Academy (PSA) on October 17. 

President Truong Tan Sang met with more than 100 outstanding Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Hanoi on October 11, asking the business circle to uphold their role as a pillar in Vietnam’s industrialisation and modernisation, thus helping promote the strength of the national economy. 

(VOV) -A grand meeting was held at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on October 10 to mark the 60th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day.

The National Assembly Standing Committee examined several Government reports on the implementation of socio-economic tasks in 2014 and draft plans for 2015 during the last day of the committee’s 32nd working session on October 9.

(VOV) - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened in Hanoi on October 6 for its 32nd session which focuses on plans for socio-economic development and State budge estimates.

The 32nd meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from October 6-10, will focus on the contents of the upcoming eighth session of the 13th legislature.

Hai Phong should try to attract investment and foreign partners to become a mechanical engineering and shipbuilding centre of the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at a working session with key officials of the northern port city on October 3.