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National Assembly to pass five laws this week

The National Assembly is scheduled to vote to approve a number of laws and resolutions during the last days of its sixth session from November 27-29.

NA Vice Chairman meets with foreign leaders, lawmakers on sidelines of APPF-31

Vice NA Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai paid courtesy calls to, met with and held working sessions with leaders of the Philippine Congress and Department of Finance, as well as heads of delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Japan and Canada.

NA deputies expect to limit lump-sum social insurance withdrawals

Reviewing and supplementing solutions to prevent delays and evasion of social insurance payments also received the attention of the NA deputies.

Vietnam considering adding iris information into identification database

The Public Security Ministry yesterday informed about the draft Identification Law, to be voted by the National Assembly on November 27.

National Assembly reschedules voting on draft revised Land Law

The National Assembly (NA) on November 22 decided to reschedule the voting on the draft revised Land Law to the next session instead of the ongoing sixth session to continue amending and perfecting the bill.

15th NA’s 6th session to concentrate on law building, supervision work next week

The 15th National Assembly (NA)’s 6th session will concentrate on law building and supervision work during its 4th working week from November 20-24.

Minister of National Defense: special policies needed to attract talented staff

On November 8, the National Assembly discussed the project on building the Law on National Defense Industry, Security and Industrial Mobilization.

Application of global minimum tax necessary: officials

The National Assembly (NA) on November 10 listened to the proposal on a draft resolution on the imposition of top-up corporate income tax under the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules, and a verification report on this draft.

NA sets 2024 State budget collection target at almost US$70 billion

The National Assembly (NA) on November 10 adopted a resolution on the state budget estimates for 2024, which targets next year’s state budget collection at over 1.7 quadrillion VND (nearly 69.8 billion USD).

National Assembly to adopt two resolutions on November 10

Lawmakers will vote to approve two resolutions on November 10 as part of the ongoing sixth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

NA sets target of 6.5% GDP growth in 2024

With 90.49% of approval votes, the National Assembly (NA) on November 9 adopted a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2024, which sets a target of 6.0 - 6.5% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for the year.

NA's resolution on Long Thanh International Airport project under scrutiny

Legislators touched upon adjustments to some contents of a National Assembly (NA) resolution regarding the Long Thanh International Airport project, at a plenary session of the 15th legislature’s 6th sitting in Hanoi on November 9.

NA deputies question about measures to attract PPP investment

National Assembly deputies yesterday continued the question and answer session, with queries focusing on two key topics, including measures to attract investment in Public-Private-Partnership projects and wastewater treatment in industrial clusters.

Nearly 200 cases of trade violations have been handled in 2023

Deputies questioned Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on the second day of the question and answer session of the sixth Session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly on November 7.

State's contribution not decisive factor to attract investors to PPP projects

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang on November 7 said that the State’s contribution is not a decisive factor to attract investors to public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects.

Mechanisms in place to address harmful and false information on social media

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said mechanisms have been put in place for cooperation with cross-border social media platforms to remove harmful and false information.

Vietnam cashes in on FTAs to boost exports: Minister

Vietnam has capitalised on the free trade agreements (FTAs) it has signed to bolster exports amidst weakening demand, high input costs, and inflation pressure across the globe, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said on November 7.

Finance Minister fields lawmakers’ questions at NA meeting

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc on November 6 morning reported to the National Assembly that the country's credit rating benefited from a positive outlook from international communities.

National Assembly to start Q&A session next week

A question and answer session will take place next week as part of the ongoing sixth meeting of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

Proposal for new set of textbooks under education ministry causes public concern

Currently, there are three sets of textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education and Training for use in schools. However, the evaluating and editing of the textbooks showed shortcomings, leading to errors in 18 textbooks’ content.