The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) co-hosted an event on September 24 to release the independent Review of Ten Years of Implementing the Law on Gender Equality.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on September 24 requested that Can Tho city be well aware of its role and position in the Mekong Delta region, as well as its responsibility for boosting regional connectivity.

The National Assembly Standing Committee’s supervision delegation in charge of the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Vietnam is a member held a working session with the Government, ministries and agencies in Hanoi on September 23.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has lauded the achievements staff at the NA Office posted in emulation movements during the 2015-2020 period, which contributed to the completion of the NA’s tasks over the last five years.

VOV.VN - The 10th session of the National Assembly is scheduled to take place between October 20 and November 15 and will be divided into phases, according to Nguyen Hanh Phuc, NA Secretary General and Head of the NA Office.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on September 15 passed a resolution on allocating VND274 billion (US$11.8 million) from the central budget’s reserves of 2020 to buy 23,000 tonnes of rice for the national reserves.

The National Congress of Argentina held a ceremony on September 14 to receive 20,000 medical masks presented by the National Assembly of Vietnam to help the country battle COVID-19.

Secretary General of the Cambodian National Assembly Leng Peng Long has appreciated Vietnam’s initiative to set up a young parliamentary committee on the agenda of the 41st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly.

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tong Thi Phong chaired a meeting with ambassadors and heads of the diplomatic missions of ASEAN member states, together with observers and guests of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

Following is the text of the speech by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the seminar on "Stepping up parliamentary action: The climate change urgency” held on August 19.