During a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on July 14, lawmakers reviewed the National Assembly's June public petitions report, which highlighted several issues receiving widespread public attention.

Presenting the report, Le Thi Nga, Chairwoman of the Committee for Public Petitions and Oversight, said voters and members of the public remain concerned about the unusually high mathematics results recorded during the 2026 national high school graduation examination at Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted. The report also noted public concern over violations related to the publication of the book Stories with Thanh – A New Account of Light.

According to Le Thi Nga, voters have also expressed concerns about the production and sale of counterfeit and substandard goods, fake food products and medicines, food safety, the rise in dengue fever cases, and continuing incidents of child drownings.

She added that the public is increasingly worried about extreme weather events that have triggered forest fires, flash floods and landslides in northern mountainous provinces, riverbank erosion in parts of southern Vietnam, fires in urban residential areas, and a series of serious accidents involving passenger tourist boats.

The committee recommended that the National Assembly Standing Committee ask the government and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung to direct ministries, agencies and local authorities to investigate and clarify the unusual mathematics examination results at Tuyen Quang High School for the Gifted.

The committee also called for stronger inspection, supervision and enforcement over the production, sale, advertising and circulation of goods, particularly through online platforms.

It further recommended that authorities promptly detect and strictly handle organizations and individuals involved in manufacturing, selling or advertising counterfeit products, fake food and medicines, while strengthening food safety inspections and enforcing penalties against violations.

The committee also proposed reviewing regulations governing the publishing sector and imposing strict penalties for violations in publishing activities. It urged authorities to prioritize investigations into fraud cases involving the sale of so-called "holiday ownership contracts" and to recover funds illegally obtained from victims.

Preventing large-scale public complaints

Le Thi Nga said the number of complaints, denunciations, petitions and public feedback submitted during the reporting period declined compared with May.

However, according to assessments by relevant authorities, land-related complaints are expected to remain the dominant issue in the coming months, particularly as major infrastructure projects and previously delayed developments resume under National Assembly Resolution No. 29.

The committee also warned that large-scale complaints related to financial investment schemes could pose risks to public order and security, calling on authorities to adopt effective measures to prevent complex and mass public petitions.

Regarding the National Assembly's public reception work, parliamentary bodies and National Assembly delegations received 299 visitors who submitted complaints, denunciations and petitions concerning 280 cases, including 10 group petitions.

During the reporting period, authorities received and processed 2,569 submissions from citizens. Of those, 1,207 met the requirements for formal processing, while 1,362 did not.

After reviewing the eligible submissions, authorities forwarded 345 cases to the relevant agencies for resolution, issued 73 written responses to citizens, and received 82 official replies from competent authorities regarding cases that had previously been referred.

Tran Thuong