Việt Nam News

Deputies reviewed verification reports on the draft Law on the Prevention of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and a draft law amending and supplementing provisions of nine laws on military and national defence.

The 16th National Assembly opened its first extraordinary session yesterday, prioritising legal reforms to strengthen institutions, accelerate development and improve the effectiveness of law enforcement.

New rules taking effect this month also cover child safety equipment in vehicles, video-recording devices in courtrooms, investor selection, financial leasing and passenger transport data sharing.

Minister of Finance Ngô Văn Tuấn, authorised by the Prime Minister, presented the proposal on Monday at the ongoing first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly (NA).

The NA held a secret ballot on the appointment and later adopted a resolution approving Nguyễn Tiến Hải as Minister of Home Affairs. The resolution was passed with 483 votes in favour out of 484 deputies participating in the electronic vote, accounting for 96.60 per cent of those present.

President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Sophon Zaram will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from August 5 – 7, at the invitation of Chairman of the National Assembly Trần Thanh Mẫn.

Against the backdrop of rapid and profound global changes, the ministers said stronger coordination is essential to support the country's goal of achieving fast and sustainable development while safeguarding national interests and protecting the nation early and from afar.

Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng urged ministries and local authorities to intensify efforts to accelerate economic expansion, with public investment remaining a key driver.

Policymakers must incorporate feedback from enterprises and those directly hit by the rules to make better reforms to the business climate, said NA Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn.

The process was carried out in a serious, synchronous, transparent and democratic manner, securing broad consensus among officials, Party members and the public while keeping the political environment stable and neighbourhoods safe.

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn reaffirmed on August 3 that the institutional framework must not become a bottleneck to Việt Nam’s rapid and sustainable development.

Under Prime Minister Decision 604/QD-TTg, Việt Nam aims to raise R&D investment to at least 2 per cent of GDP, enter the world’s top 40 innovation economies and increase hi-tech exports to 50 per cent of total exports or more by 2030. Below is Part 2 of the decision.

The first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly (NA) kicked off in Hà Nội on August 3, with lawmakers set to consider and decide on a series of items, including 15 draft laws, four draft normative resolutions and a range of major issues concerning national development.

For the National Assembly, success should not be measured simply by completing the legislative agenda, but by improving the quality of every law and resolution so that each legal instrument effectively addresses institutional obstacles and generates momentum for growth, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn said on Sunday.

Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung called for local external affairs to become more proactive, more professional and more closely aligned with socio-economic development priorities.

The 33rd Diplomatic Conference, themed "Promoting the pioneering role and fulfilling the crucial and regular task of Việt Nam's external affairs in the new era," officially opened in Hà Nội on August 1 morning in a hybrid format, with videoconferencing extended to localities across the nation and Vietnamese representative missions abroad.

Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm on August 1 sent a congratulatory message to President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin on the occasion of the 735th National Day of Switzerland (August 1, 1291 – 2026).

The comprehensive and insightful directions laid out by Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm at the opening of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference on August 1 have provided important orientations and identifying key issues for discussion during the conference to formulate concrete action plans for Việt Nam's foreign affairs in the coming period, remarked Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.