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The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee decided on October 16 to extend the pilot e-visa programme for foreign visitors to Vietnam by another two years.

The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee discussed the implementation of anti-human trafficking regulations between 2012 and 2017 at its ongoing 10th plenary session in Hanoi on August 23.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed that future official development assistance (ODA) loans are necessary for Vietnam to meet its development potential, but they emphasised the need to spend these loans more effectively.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) supports and highly values the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership, which is developing strongly, comprehensively, and practically, NA Standing Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has said.

The 8th-tenure Lao National Assembly (NA) concluded its 5th session on June 28 after 18 days of sitting, adopting five newly-drafted laws.

Lawmakers have voiced their support for extending the scope of the draft revised Anti-Corruption Law to the non-state sector to conform with the international trend and requirements of the current fight against corruption.

Lawmakers have evaluated that the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session, which concluded in Hanoi on June 15, was organised scientifically and efficiently.

Lawmakers will vote to pass the draft revised Law on National Defence and draft Law on Vietnam Coast Guard at the ongoing fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 8 morning.

President Tran Dai Quang had a meeting with female deputies of the 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on June 7, an event marking 10 years since the establishment of the female NA deputies’ group of Vietnam.

Legislators and voters expressed hope that ministers will put their words at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session into action.

Legislators will discuss in groups the draft revised laws on public security and animal husbandry during the ongoing fifth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 7.

Lawmakers discussed a number of draft laws during a plenary session in Hanoi on June 1 presided over by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Lawmakers stressed the need to clearly define State management and corporate governance in businesses during the ongoing fifth session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly on May 28.

The ministers of transport, environment, education and social affairs will be the main answerers of questions about issues within their remit raised by NA deputies at the ongoing fifth meeting of the 14th-tenure parliament.

Lawmakers continued reviewing the implementation of the socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2017 during the National Assembly’s May 26 plenary sitting, chaired by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung cleared up a number of questions relating to the State budget restructuring and the execution of financial disciplines, which were raised at the May 26 session during the 5th sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi.

Lawmakers deliberated the supplementary evaluation of the implementation of the socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2017 during the National Assembly’s plenary sitting on May 25 which was chaired by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

NA deputies, during the fifth session of the 14th-tenure National Assembly on May 25, expressed their concern about outstanding problems in the agricultural sector, such as farm produce oversupply and price drop, and support policies for farmers.

Indonesia approved a new anti-terrorism law which will grant more power to police to take pre-emptive actions against terror suspects.

Lawmakers suggested the government renew management methods to ensure State budget collection and socio-economic development on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on May 25.