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Deputies of the 14th National Assembly debated the draft Law on the Protection of State Secrets during their November 22 sitting.

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 14th National Assembly (NA) passed the resolution on state budget estimates for 2018 on November 13, part of its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

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.

At least eight factory workers died and 32 others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on the North-South Expressway of Malaysia in early October 24.

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.

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.

More than 140 trillion VND (6.2 billion USD) will be used for the first phase construction of the North-South Expressway linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Ministry of Transport needs to focus on its restructuring, adjusting planning schemes and strategies with detailed implementation roadmaps and ensuring traffic safety in 2017.

The Ministry of Construction has announced three plans for the North-South Expressway project with construction scheduled for 2017-2022.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue ordered the restructuring of capital sources in the medium-term public investment plan in 2016-2020 at a recent meeting in Hanoi.