Keyword: "Constitution"

The top legislator underlined the importance of the work, noting that the workload is enormous, involving the responsibilities of many agencies and organisations, and is linked to the policy of streamlining and restructuring the political apparatus.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Khac Dinh and his Lao counterpart Chaleun Yiapaoher co-chaired a symposium on Constitution revision in Vientiane on July 4.

Twenty years ago, Vietnamese in the Russian Federation with faith in God were the first members of the Christian Word of Life Church to return to their homeland where the religious organisation is based.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs released the white book on religions and religious policies in Vietnam at a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications in Hanoi on March 9.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a working session with legal experts in Hanoi on July 1 to listen to their feedback on a scheme to build a strategy for building and perfecting a law-governed socialist State till 2030 with orientations to 2045.

Thailand's Constitutional Court on March 11 endorsed constitutional amendment bids launched by Members of Parliament on condition that public referendums be held twice.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee on Legal Affairs convened its 30th plenary session in Hanoi on October 6.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang reiterated on June 11 Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and guaranteeing the right of citizens to follow or not follow any religion or belief.

Singapore is looking at an amendment to its Constitution so that the country’s Parliament can meet from multiple locations.

The Australian Human Rights Commission will help Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) integrate lessons on human rights into the public school curricula, per a memorandum of understanding inked between both sides in Sydney on February 26.

Vietnam has taken specific actions to fulfill her commitments to promoting and protecting human rights at national, regional and international levels as a responsible member of the international community.

The draft amended Law on National Defence sailed through the National Assembly on June 8 with 88.3 percent of votes in favour.

Legislators have been discussing bills on education and cyber security at the 5th session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 29 morning.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) of Thailand passed the House of Representatives election bill and the Senate selection bill on March 8.

The Philippine House of Representatives on January 16 kicked off discussions on possible amendments to the Constitution that has existed in the country for three decades.

Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw has called for reform of the constitution and justice for all recognised minorities in the country.

Deputies of the 14th National Assembly on October 26 debated the draft bill on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Credit Institutions.

The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly is scheduled to convene 10 sessions in 2017, focusing on revising, supplementing and issuing legal documents to concretise regulations of the Constitution.

More than 13,600 citizens have had their rights protected thanks to the enforcement of the Law on Complaints and the Law on Denunciation that took effect four years ago.

Lawmakers and researchers gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on Nov. 5 to discuss ways to uphold the value of Vietnam’s first Constitution during the process of perfecting the country’s legal system.