VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers continued their ongoing session yesterday, Oct 29, hearing a report on the draft law on amendments to the Notary Law and discussing the draft law on plant protection and quarantine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More attention from leaders would reduce complaints from citizens, legislators agreed at yesterday's discussion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers on October 24 focused on economic growth while discussing three topics: the socio-economic situation this year, the results of the first three-year implementation of the five-year plan 2011-15,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers have agreed to issue the Law on Public Investment to improve the efficiency of public investment in line with the country's socio-economic development plan, while also meeting the demand for economic restructuring.

 President Barack Obama used a memorial service for the victims of America's latest mass shooting on Sunday to make another impassioned appeal to reform gun ownership laws.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has kept crime largely under control, but the situation remains complicated, according to the Government report released at the National Assembly Standing Committee's 21st session yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers discussed draft amendments to the laws on Inland Waterway Traffic and Mobile Police on the first day of the NA Standing Committee's 12th session yesterday, Aug 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the many issues surrounding the land acquisition process in Viet Nam, as proposed amendments to the country's Land Law came under the spotlight.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Law makers yesterday, April 16, backed the Government's proposal to reduce the current general level of enterprise income tax to 22 per cent in an effort to boost investment in Vietnamese businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – Law makers agreed that some articles of the Residence Law should be revised in order to make state residential management more effective, especially in inner areas of central provinces and cities.

 The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to suspend the US debt ceiling until May, averting a potential default crisis and buying time for high-stakes budget negotiations.

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers in the Congress to find common ground and avoid the looming "fiscal cliff," saying he was hopeful that Democrats and Republicans could ink a fiscal deal before Christmas.