Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly (NA) continuedthe second session in Hanoi on November 12 under the chair of NA Chairman VuongDinh Hue.
In the morning,Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung answered questions aboutissues under his watch.
Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh also made clear issues regarding infrastructure development, supportfor residents and workers in the near future, measures to achieve economictargets, the action programme on COVID-19 response, vaccine diplomacy strategy,attraction of foreign investment to Vietnam during and after COVID-19, andmeasures for global integration.
In the afternoon, Chairman of the NA Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh presentedreports on explaination of the draft Resolution on economic restructuring planfor the 2021-2025 period, the draft Resolution on 2022 socio-economic developmentplan, and the draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of,as well as Appendix – List of national statistical indicators of the StatisticsLaw.
The legislature latervoted to approve these documents.
Member of the NAStanding Committee and Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee for Judicial Affairs LeThi Nga delivered a report on collecting feedback on the draft Resolution onthe organisation of virtual courts and a report on explaining the draft Law onamendments and supplements to several articles of the Code of CriminalProcedure.
Lawmakers alsoapproved them later.
On November 13morning, the NA is due to pass the Resolution on the State budget estimate2022, the Resolution on several special mechanisms and policies for thedevelopment of Hai Phong city and the provinces of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and ThuaThien-Hue, the Resolution on the national land use planning for 2021-2030 witha vision to 2050, and the 2021-2025 land use plan, the Resolution on the 2022central budget allocation.
🅷 In the closingsession, they will also adopt the Resolution on question-and-answer activitiesand the session’s Resolution./.
Legislators are debating the draft resolutions on exclusive policies and mechanisms for the development of Hai Phong city, and Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue provinces on October 27 morning via videoconference during the second session of the 15th National Assembly.
National Assembly deputies are engaging in online debate on a draft plan on restructuring the economy for 2021-2025 on October 30, the last working day of the first phase held in the form of videoconference of the second session of the 15th legislature.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and four ministers will go before the National Assembly (NA) for question-and-answer sessions at the next phase of the 15th NA’s second session, according to NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
At the session (Photo: VNA) 
