National Assembly

The Government has the right to choose an investor for the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

The National Assembly adopted three draft laws in the afternoon of November 25, as part of the legislature’s on-going 8th session.

Member of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee and Chairman of its Committee for Legal Affairs Nguyen Khac Dinh and Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien were relieved from their posts to assume new duties on November 22.

Several National Assembly deputies have proposed considering the supply of clean water as a conditional business field while offering feedback on amending the Investment Law, saying that this should be treated as a matter of national security.

Numerous sectors were added to receive incentives under the Draft Law on Investment to ensure it matches the new FDI strategy.

A number of National Assembly (NA) deputies agreed household businesses should be subject to the amended Law on Enterprises yesterday.

Legislature discusses visa-free policy for foreigners entering certain coastal economic zones.

The National Assembly (NA) looked into the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting between 2014 and 2018 on the 18th working day of its eighth session on November 13.

The number of expats in Vietnam rose from 72,172 in 2013 to 88,845 in 2018, the majority of whom are holding key positions, including manager, CEO and technician.

The National Assembly adopted a resolution on the State budget estimate in 2020 at a plenary sitting in the afternoon of November 12.

The National Assembly yesterday began to look into a draft law on public-private-partnership (PPP) investment, which includes regulations on risk sharing between the Government and investors involved in PPP infrastructure projects.

The proposal was presented by the NA Economic Committee Chairman Vu Hong Thanh on Monday as a part of the socio-economic development plan for 2020.

National Assembly deputies are scheduled to adopt a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2020 on November 11 as part of their ongoing eighth session.

National Assembly (NA) deputies will question ministers and heads of sectors from November 6-8 as part of their ongoing eighth session.

Tax agencies should also be held accountable for letting taxpayers delay their payments.

Safeguarding Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea was a “mission of top priority”, a high-ranking army official said in front of the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday morning.

The National Assembly will focus on four groups of issues during the question-and-answer sessions as part of its ongoing eighth session, said NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc said.