The eighth session of the National Assembly will run from October 20 to November 26.

At the meeting, the NA will discuss and approve nine draft laws and one resolution. Lawmakers will also debate 10 other legal documents and comment on the draft documents that will be presented at the 11th National Party Congress in January.

On the results of June's meeting, Tran Dinh Dan, chairman of the NA Office, said 10 laws and two resolutions were successfully passed.

In addition, he said legislators held useful talks on the proposed Hanoi – HCM City railway and the development master plan for Hanoi up until 2030.

"Generally speaking, the quality of the National Assembly's last session was much better than previous ones," Dan said.

"The deputies truthfully reflected the ideas expressed by voters in their constituencies, particularly on the country's socio-economic situation, the Hanoi-HCM City railway, Hanoi 's master plan up to 2030 and its vision for the following twenty years up to 2050."

However, Dan said reports had failed to single out which organisations or individuals should take responsibility for performance failures.

"During plenary discussions on the express railway, deputies made some valuable comments," said Nguyen Xuan Phuc, minister and chairman of the Government Office.

Nguyen Van Pha, vice president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, said the National Assembly's decision to temporarily delay the implementation of the North-South Express Railway was highly appreciated by voters.

NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said the last meeting had been a great success.

"A key feature of the meeting was the atmosphere of democracy among the deputies," Trong said.

Also in the morning, members of the NA Standing Committee discussed a plan to celebrate the 65th founding anniversary of the Vietnam National Assembly (January 1, 1946-2011) and a plan to review the performance of the 12th National Assembly, which ends in the middle of next year./.