Once operational, Long Thanh International Airport is expected to contribute 3-5 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at the ground-breaking ceremony of the project in the southern province of Dong Nai on January 5.
The Standing Committee of the 13 th National Assembly (NA) will convene its 49 th session in Hanoi on June 13-15, scrutinising the legislature’s 2017 law and ordinance building programme.
The 13th National Assembly Standing Committee adopted two resolutions on standards and classification of administrative units and classification of urban areas at its one-day 48th session on May 25.
The President’s Office announced seven laws, one resolution and an ordinance, which were adopted at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly at a news conference held in Hanoi on April 29.
The 11th and also the last session of the 13th National Assembly (NA) wound up in the morning of April 12 after about three weeks of working on the new leadership and other major issues of Vietnam.
The 13 th National Assembly has left a deep imprint on Vietnam’s constitutional and legislative history as various crucial matters regarding national destiny were decided during the tenure.
The 13th National Assembly has fulfilled its major missions during the tenure, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said at the closing meeting of the 11th - the last session of the 13th legislature.
Lawmakers have expressed hope that the new Prime Minister, who who will be elected on April 7, and his cabinet will continue to be steadfast on the strategic goals to achieve higher economic growth.
Voters voiced their hope for better performances by the President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of the Vietnam Supreme People’s Court and Procurator General in the new tenure.
The most outstanding imprint left by the 13th National Assembly during the tenure was the 2013 Constitution, which upholds human rights, citizens’ rights and the rule of law.
The 46th session of the 13th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on March 9 after three days of sitting, fulfilling a pile of tasks.
The content and agenda of the 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly, to be held in late March, were among the talking points of the NA Standing Committee’s 45th session on the morning of Feb 24.
The 10th session of the 13th National Assembly concluded on November 27 after more than one month of sitting, with 16 laws and several resolution adopted and 10 draft laws scrutinised.
Chairman of the National Assembly Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc was elected as Secretary General of the 13th National Assembly with 395 out of 465 votes in favour.
Lawmakers adopted the draft Civil Code (amended) with 86.84 percent of votes in favour during the ongoing tenth session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 24.
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