Legislators scrutinised a proposal and a report on the draft Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control (amended) as part of the 4th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 20.

The 4th session of the 15th National Assembly will last 21 days, shorter than the usual year-end meetings which normally last about 30 days, Pham Thai Ha, vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office said at a press conference in Hanoi on October 17.

The draft Law on Land (revised) will be tabled for discussion for the first time by the 15th National Assembly during its fourth session and the amendments would be completed within 2023, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said at a working session with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Legislators will spend most of the time in the last working week of the third sitting of the 15th National Assembly (June 13-16) debating a number of draft laws.

Legislators will continue with the question and answer (Q&A) session on June 8, as part of the third sitting of the 15th National Assembly, with a focus on agriculture and rural development, finance and banking.

Some VND22 trillion (US$948.2 million) in the VND347-trillion policy package under the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s Resolution 43 has been disbursed, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai told the legislature's ongoing third session on June 2.

Legislators on May 31 debated the draft Law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property as part of the ongoing third session of the 15th National Assembly.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a group discussion on May 25 during the third session of the 15th National Assembly that the implementation of economic stimulus packages and public investment should be promoted to provide timely support for businesses and people.

The 11th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on May 11 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The 15th National Assembly (NA)’s third meeting will start on May 23, as heard at the ongoing 10th session of the NA Standing Committee on April 19.