The People’s Committee in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa estimated that more than 100 trillion VND (4.4 billion USD) was needed to develop infrastructure for the Bac Van Phong Special Administrative-Economic Unit by 2025.
With 83.1 percent of approval, the National Assembly approved a resolution on investment policy for the construction of some road sections in the eastern route of the North-South Expressway in 2017-2020 at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th legislature in Hanoi on November 22.
The Government plans to submit to the National Assembly a pre-feasibility study on a project to construct some sections in easterly North-South Expressway.
The Ministry of Transport should consider the possibility of cost overruns as it prepares to build a 654km section of the North-South expressway, NA deputies said at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 8.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with World Bank (WB) Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Victoria Kwakwa on November 7 on the sidelines of the ongoing APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in the central city of Da Nang.
Lawmakers debated a bill on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during their ongoing fourth session on November 3.
Lawmakers concluded their discussions on socio-economic development and state budget and allocation on Nov 2 after two and a half days, as part of the fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly.
The National Assembly (NA)’s Committee for Economic Affairs commenced a two-day meeting in Da Nang city on October 17 to prepare for verification reports to be submitted to the parliament’s fourth session, slated for later this month.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly will convene its 15th session in Hanoi from October 11-13, with many important issues to be discussed, including preparations for the legislature’s fourth meeting in October.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Phung Quoc Hien has advised caution in amending the Law on Public Investment, saying that adjustments are necessary but must not be made hastily, lest the legal system be disrupted.
Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Japan Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed their determination to foster the Vietnam-Japan relationship in a comprehensive and extensive manner in a joint statement.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its 11th meeting in Hanoi on June 2 to discuss issues to be added to the agenda of the parliament’s ongoing third session.
The PM decided on the final investment plan for the ambitious 1,372-km North-South expressway project, which will cost 13.6 billion USD over three phases spanning from 2017 to 2028 and beyond.
The North-South Expressway is an important national project, which needs Government approval before submission to the Politburo and National Assembly, stated Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh at a recent meeting on the project.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will finalise preparations for the 14th-tenure parliament’s upcoming third session during its 10th meeting from May 15-17.
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