13th working day of 14th NA’s eighth session

Lawmakers sit for the 13th working day of the 14th National Assembly’s eighth session on November 6 in Hanoi.
13th working day of 14th NA’s eighth session ảnh 1Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh speaks at the Q&A session (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers sit for the 13th working day of the 14th National Assembly’s eighth session onNovember 6 in Hanoi.

This was the first day of the three-day questionand answer (Q&A) sessions, and broadcast live on the Vietnam Television, RadioThe Voice of Vietnam and the NA’s television.

The November 6 Q&A sessions will focuson the four fields of agriculture and rural development, industry and trade,internal affairs, and information and communications.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Minister ofIndustry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan, andMinister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung will take turns tofield questions during the sessions.

In the part for Minister Cuong on November 6, NA deputies recognised efforts bythe agricultural sector, and asked the minister to take feasible andbreakthrough measures in this sector.

NA Chairwoman Ngan asked the Government, the minister and other relevant authoritiesand sectors to pay heed to opinions of lawmakers.

Immediate and long-term measures should be taken to continuously implement the NationalTarget Programme on New-styleRural Area Building in 2021-2015, and promote agriculture restructuring, shestressed.

Ngan asked for more efforts to soon remove theEuropean Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning to Vietnam’s fisheries sector,accelerate the installation of cruise monitoring equipment onoffshore fishing boats, and improve the quality of fishing ports and ship anchorage areas.

In the afternoon the same day, Minister of Industry and Trade Anh wasquestioned on electricity management and distribution; planning for thedevelopment of electricity, new energy and renewable energy; trade and exportpromotion, development of foreign market, e-commerce and digital economy;market management, fight against trade fraud; and application of IT in industry,among others.

On November 7 morning, deputies will continue questioningminister Anh and raised their questions to Minister Tan.









VNA

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