Under the chair of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Participating APPF members also adopted amendments to APPF Rule of Procedure relating to making the Meeting of Women Parliamentarians an APPF permanent feature.The session approved the selection of Cambodia as host of the 27th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-27), which is scheduled for January 2019 in Siem Reap. The Vietnam National Assembly will hand over the APPF chair position to its Cambodian counterpart in May 2018.Fourteen resolutions were also passed at the session, including those on promoting gender equality, economic growth and free trade, and joint actions on climate change response; supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in digital age; parliamentary diplomacy for peace, security and prosperity in the region and in the world, among other issues.At the function, all heads of delegations signed the APPF-26 Joint Communiqué.Speaking at the event, Mohammed Ouzzine, Vice President of the Parliament of Morocco said the Moroccan parliament believes that APPF comes as an important forum that annually brings together parliamentarians from a vibrant and dynamic region, which is becoming a major economic grouping of nations on the international level in terms of trade investment and sustainable development.In her closing speech, NA Chairwoman Ngan said the APPF is committed to continue promoting a comprehensively connected Asia-Pacific, a trade system based on free, equal, transparent and inclusive principles for mutual benefits of all people, ensuring that no one is left behind.The APPF-26 proves the necessity of turning words into actions,… [Read full story]
Phung Quoc Hien, Head of the National Assembly's Committee for Finance and Budget, presents a report at the plenary session (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly deputies approved a resolution on the State budget estimate for 2016 and gave their opinions on several draft laws during a plenary session in Hanoi on November 11.The resolution projects the budget revenue at 1,019.2 trillion VND (45.86 billion USD), while total spending will be 1,273.2 trillion VND (57.3 billion USD), resulting in a deficit of 254 trillion VND, equivalent to 4.95 percent of GDP.Next year, 60 trillion VND (2.7 billion USD) worth of…... [read more]
Legislator from Ho Chi Minh City Doan Nguyen Thuy Trang is speaking (Source: VNA)National Assembly deputies continued their plenary session in Hanoi on October 29.In the morning session under the chair of NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thai Binh delivered a draft Law on Belief and Religion.A report examining the draft Law was then read by Head of the NA Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children Dao Trong Thi.Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presented the revised draft Law on signing, entering and executing international conventions.A report appraising…... [read more]
NA deputies cast their votes to elect the new leader of the NA and the National Election Council (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly deputies continued their plenary session in Hanoi on March 31. Presided over by NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, the NA listened to a report on acquiring opinions on the nomination for the posts of NA leader and chief of the National Election Council delivered by NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong. After a list of nominees for the posts was passed and the results of voting in the form of a secret ballot were announced, NA Secretary…... [read more]
The National Assembly (NA) convened a plenary session in Hanoi on October 30 under the chair of NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Lawmakers heard reports reviewing the hydro-power master plan and the government's proposal on amendments and supplements to Resolution No. 38/2004/QH11 dated December 3, 2004 on the construction of Ho Chi Minh road. The NA Standing Committee also released a report on how it processed public feedbacks on the draft amended Bidding Law. Deputies debated several contentious issues in the draft law, focusing on bidding management and inspection, settlement of relevant complaints, preferential treatment and competitiveness in…... [read more]
At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – NationalAssembly (NA) convened the plenary session in Hanoi on May 24 under the chairof NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Lawmakers heard a report onacquiring feedback on the draft Law on amendments and supplements to severalarticles of the Penal Code No.100/2015/QH13 delivered by member of the NAStanding Committee and head of the NA’s Judicial Committee Le Thi Nga. Later, 48 deputies gave opinionson regulations on several kinds of crimes, charges, convictions regardingnational security violation, economic management, drug, environment, foodsafety, among others. As scheduled on May 25 morning, theNA will hear reports examining…... [read more]
