NA deputies agree on supervision programme for 2016
Deputies at the 13th National Assembly’s 9 th session approved a resolution on the NA’s supervision programme for 2016 on June 18.
Gov’t resolution on improving business environment reviewed
Representatives from ministries, business associations and experts gathered at a conference in Hanoi on June 18 to review the implementation of a Government resolution on improving the business environment and national competitiveness, also known as Resolution 19.
Nguyen Van Linh – a staunch communist and reformer
Nguyen Van Linh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991, is known as a staunch and reformist leader who strongly promoted the Doi Moi (renewal) process in Vietnam.
Lawmakers raise voices over draft criminal procedure code
Thirty-seven legislators raised their voices over the draft revised Code on Criminal Procedures during the National Assembly’s plenary session in Hanoi on June 17.
President Sang affirms the press’ role in national development
(VOV) - The cause of national liberation and national development has always born a significant stamp of the press, President Truong Tan Sang said at a June 17 meeting with media workers and veteran journalists from media agencies on the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).
Draft Penal Code debated at NA’s ninth session
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung chaired the NA’s plenary sitting on June 16, during which deputies debated draft amendments to the Penal Code.
Gov't to hold regular public discussions
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued a decree for ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and the chairman of cities' and provinces' People's Committees to hold dialogues with the public.
Government keeps close control of public debts
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed the Government has been cautious in public debts management via stabilising the macro economy and improving the investment environment as he took the floor at the Q&A session of the ninth sitting of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 13.
Legal document issuance draft law reviewed in Hanoi
The Ministry of Justice held a workshop to consult businessmen, lawyers and legal experts about a draft law on legal document issuance in Hanoi on June 12.
Scientific research application under security at Q&A session
(VOV) -On June 12, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan responded to National Assembly (NA) deputies’ questions on solutions for applying scientific research in daily activities, especially agricultural production.