* APPF-26 organising committee makes debut in Hanoi * Foreign diplomatic agencies informed of APPF-26 * NA Chairwoman launches APPF-26 website, logo Strengthening dialogue The APPF was paved the way by former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone. The forum is open for members of parliaments (MPs) and parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming to directly support the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region. In August 1991, the first Preparatory Meeting of the APPF was held in Singapore, with the attendance of parliamentarians from nine countries (Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and the United States). The second Preparatory Meeting was held in Canberra, Australia from December 10-11, 1991, gathering 37 parliamentarians from Australia, Brunei, who had an observer status, Canada, Indonesia Japan, Mexico, the Federated States of Micronesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and the US. At the Inaugural Meeting in 1993 in Tokyo (Japan), the APPF was formally established with the adoption of the Tokyo Declaration. The APPF-2 meeting in the Philippines approved the rules of procedure for the forum. The fifth Annual Meeting in 1997 saw the APPF’s adoption of the Vancouver Declaration which outlines the vision of the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century. The APPF currently has 27 member parliaments, including Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, China, Ecuador, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia,… [Read full story]
The Vietnamese delegation was headed by Nguyen Van Son, Head of the Vietnam National Assembly’s External Relations Committee, while the Lao delegation was headed by Saysomphon Phomvihan, Vice President of the Lao National Assembly.During the meeting, the Lao side welcomed and spoke highly of assistance from Vietnam in many areas, particularly from the Vietnam National Assembly, including helping the Lao parliament build its headquarters and library. They also congratulated Vietnam on its significant achievements as well as its contributions to the region and in the international arena.Vietnam and Laos discussed many important matters of mutual concern, including four measures to…... [read more]
1. Promulgation of important laws, resolutions 2. Overseeing the implementation of policies on food safety and state administrative machinery reform 3. Cooperation with other agencies in social supervision and criticism 4. Adoption of resolutions on important issues 5. Greatest ever degree of participation in question, discussion sessions 6. Largest number of plenary meetings broadcast live 7. Personnel work executed strictly and reaches a broad consensus 8. Hosting IPU symposium on climate change 9. Vietnam takes chair of Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum 10. National Assembly’s TV channel transferred to NA Office... [read more]
A delegation of National Assembly deputies from central Thanh Hoa province is visiting Laos from September 19-26 to strengthen ties with the country’s local NA deputies. During the visit, the delegation was received by Lao NA Vice Chairman Saysonphon Phomvihan, who expressed wish that the NA deputies of both countries will further boost the sharing of experience and information to fulfil tasks entrusted by their people, thus helping foster the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos . Le Nam , head of the Thanh Hoa delegation, briefed the host about the outcomes of a working session with the delegation of…... [read more]
Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong, local officials and representatives of the Lao Consulate General to Da Nang were present at the event. Participants in the workshop assessed the implementation of the cooperation agreement between the two NA offices. They also exchanged their opinions on how to effectively assist activities of NA and NA deputies. The two sides proposed measures to boost cooperation in the near future, including organising study tours, workshops and forums. Efforts to assist parliamentary delegations from both countries at international and regional forums as well as boosting and supervising the implementation of international agreements…... [read more]
Legislation is one of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s three major functions which also include oversight and decision making on major national issues. The National Assembly is in charge of building and promulgating the Constitution and making sure constitutional stipulations are reflected in legal documents to build a law-governed state, promote democracy, ensure human rights and citizen rights, reform the market economy mechanism and boost international integration. Impressive number of legal documents approvedFor the last 70 years, the National Assembly has effectively performed its legislative function. Since its first tenure, the National Assembly has promulgated 5 Constitutions, 387 laws, 628 resolutions…... [read more]
