Looking back at achievements in the second year of the 14th legislature, Ngan said the NA adopted 18 laws, gave feedback on 15 bills and held question-and-answer sessions on practical issues during its third and fourth sessions in 2017. The legislature discussed, considered and approved a number of important decisions and projects, including policies exerting huge impacts on the country’s socio-economic development, she said.The NA Chairwoman particularly highlighted the fact that the country fulfilled and overfulfilled all 13 socio-economic targets in 2017 with a GDP growth rate of 6.81 percent – a record high since 2011, which created momentum for 2018 and beyond. She said 2018 is a year to continue realising the Resolution adopted by the 12th National Party Congress and the NA’s programmes during its tenure. In the spirit of renovation, creativity and action-mindedness for the interest of the people and the country, the law-making body will focus on carrying out its plans on building laws and ordinances and legal supervision, and drafting working plans for 2019 to deal with issues of public concern. The NA will also hold votes of confidence on positions elected and approved by the NA, she said. On external relations, Ngan said 2017 marked a successful year of parliamentary diplomacy, bilaterally and multilaterally. During meetings and exchanges, the Vietnamese NA was lauded by leaders of other countries’ legislatures, while visits opened up new cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and other countries. According to her, the Vietnamese NA successfully hosted the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum themed… [Read full story]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the industrial manufacturing and trade sector to fulfill its tasks for this year. Addressing the sector's conference in Hanoi on Friday, the PM stressed the need to focus on tackling production problems, reducing inventories and debts, helping enterprises obtain credit, expanding markets, simplifying administrative procedures and increasing tax incentives for enterprises. Dung urged the sector to pay attention to the domestic market and the campaign to encourage Vietnamese people to buy Vietnamese products. He said it's important to strengthen state management, increase exports in combination with import control, enhance the growth model, and…... [read more]
NDO – Staff of the National Assembly (NA) Office have been appreciated for fulfilling its advisory role for the NA and contributing to the overall success of the NA and the country in general.The remark was made by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at a year-end meeting of the NA Office held in Hanoi on January 5 to review its operation in 2017 and design the tasks for 2018. Noting that the year 2018 is a significant year in the implementation of the seventh Party Congress’s Resolution and the 14th NA’s agenda, the senior legislator stressed that the entire…... [read more]
Tran Dai Quang was elected to the Presidency on April 2 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The newly-elected President, Tran Dai Quang, has pledged to make all-out efforts to fulfill the duties of State leader, who also chairs the Council for National Defence and Security and commands the people’s armed forces. In a brief interview granted to Vietnam News Agency reporters, he said being elected to the Presidency is a great honour and responsibility. The experience of his predecessor Truong Tan Sang and other former State leaders will be invaluable to him in realising the tasks assigned by the Party, the National…... [read more]
The newly-elected President, Tran Dai Quang, has pledged to make all-out efforts to fulfill the duties of State leader, who also chairs the Council for National Defence and Security and commands the people’s armed forces. President Tran Dai Quang. In a brief interview granted to Vietnam News Agency reporters, he said being elected to the Presidency is a great honour and responsibility. The experience of his predecessor Truong Tan Sang and other former State leaders will be invaluable to him in realising the tasks assigned by the Party, the National Assembly and the people. Quang said he will apply himself…... [read more]
PM Dung committed to comprehensively implementing the Action Programme to fulfilling socio-economic development plans for 2007, creating a firm foundation for next years. Reporter: The Government’s 12th term only has three years to fulfil socio-economic development tasks set by the Party Congress for the 2006-2010 period. What will the Government focus on to achieve its targets? PM Dung: The country’s economic growth rate remained high in 2006 and the first half of 2007. GDP growth rate in the first half of this year reached a five-year record high of 7.87 percent. Industrial production value increased by 16.9 percent, added value…... [read more]
