The National Assembly (NA) will hold an extraordinary sitting in late December to address key social and economic issues, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told the fifth session of the NA Standing Committee, which ended on November 23.

Deputies approved a draft Resolution on Clause 1, Article 289 of the 2015 Penal Code at the fifth session of the Nation Assembly Standing Committee on Tuesday.

The fifth session of the National Assembly Standing Committee opened yesterday.

Information on the interest rate support package to stimulate demand for the next two years has stirred mixed reactions from National Assembly deputies, which is similar to what happened to the US$1 billion stimulus package in 2009.

Fear of taking responsibility has become commonplace among cadres and civil servants.

In a report answering National Assembly Deputies’ inquiries, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) affirmed the efficiency of online teaching and learning, and fairness in accessing learning conditions among regions.

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Training have recommended that local authorities allow children to return to school, and not wait for vaccinations as vaccines are currently for children aged 12 and over.

Minister of Heath Nguyen Thanh Long, answering questions from National Assembly Deputies on test kit prices, on November 10 affirmed that test kit prices have been put under control.

Vietnam will implement booster shots by the end of this year, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long told the National Assembly on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Finance has advised the Government to launch a demand stimulus package through an interest-rate subsidy, worth VND20 trillion a year and VND40 trillion for two years.

Some National Assembly deputies have suggested that the National Assembly and Government should set April 27 as a memorial day for those who have died of Covid-19.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Monday proposed mobilising more sources for preventive medicine, at the same time, stepping up inspections to avoid corruption in purchasing anti-pandemic equipment and implementing social security packages.

Some National Assembly (NA) deputies said that Vietnam should reconsider the GDP growth target of 6.5% in 2022 because the country needs a period of time for recovery.

Four Ministers will answer deputies’ questions over voter concern during the second phase of the ongoing National Assembly session which is taking place in Hanoi from November 8-13.

The latest Resolution 406/NQ-UBTVQH15, issued by the National Assembly on October 19, is regarded as a correct and timely policy, and was well received by enterprises.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and four other members of the Cabinet are expected to be questioned about pressing issues of voter concern at the ongoing session of the National Assembly (NA).

At the opening meeting of the ongoing National Assembly session, deputies spent a minute of silence in memory of the people and the frontliners who died during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Top-ranking General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, authorized by the Prime Minister, has signed a report to the National Assembly on work to prevent and fight crime and legal violations in 2021 (from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021).

National Assembly Chair Vuong Dinh Hue said voters expect decisions on two important issues – how to prevent and control the pandemic in the time to come and how to recover socio-economic development.

Though agreeing on a delay of wage reform, many National Assembly Deputies have asked the Government to prepare solutions to increase salaries for cadres, civil servants and public employees.