The National Assembly Standing Committee has commended the improvement in the Government’s handling of issues raised in the NA resolutions and Question-&-Answer (Q&A) sessions.
The poverty rate among households in the country is expected to drop to under 6 percent at the end of this year from 6.7 percent in 2017, the National Assembly Standing Committee heard at its 27th session on September 17.
The hosting of the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in September 2018 marks a milestone in the 24-year history of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV).
The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly will open on October 22 and last through November 20, according to a draft schedule presented at the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on September 11.
The National Assembly Standing Committee began its 27th session on September 10 with a discussion of contentious issues in the draft revised anti-corruption law.
The National Assembly Standing Committee will convent its 27th meeting on September 10, with several important draft laws and reports on the agenda.
The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference of full-time NA deputies on September 6 to discuss the draft revised law on fighting corruption and draft adjustments to the Law on Higher Education.
Enhancing safety and capacity are the top priorities for the railway sector as it receives a much-needed package of 7 trillion VND (around 308 million USD) from the State budget.
Minister of Public Security To Lam has answered questions on major issues of public concern such as black credit activities, hi-tech crime, online gambling, organised crime and violations committed by officers working in the security sector.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been asked to clarify policies on compensation and support for resettlement when building irrigational and hydropower works; dam and reservoir safety; and measures to stabilise ethnic minorities’ lives in the northern mountainous region.
Minister To Lam said on August 13 that the Ministry of Public Security and the Central Public Security Party Committee have resolved to strictly deal with any violations within the ministry, even those involving senior officers.
Shortcomings in implementing policies on ethnic minority groups and sustainable poverty reduction heated up the Q&A session at the National Assembly Standing Committee’s ongoing 26th session.
The National Assembly Standing Committee are questioning two Cabinet ministers on August 13 in the framework of its 26th session.
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 26th session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on August 8 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
Hanoi is striving to make efficient use of foreign loans, including official development assistance (ODA), to fuel socio-economic development, especially the building of a synchronous transport infrastructure network.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold an investment promotion conference on August 10, inviting investors for 54 projects worth nearly 124 trillion VND (5.44 billion USD).
Vietnam has received 80 billion USD in official development assistance (ODA) and preferential loans since 1993.
