At the fourth plenary session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), deputies said on Wednesday morning’s discussion that several points in the draft Law on Planning needed to be revised to ensure its consistency and feasibility.

 National Assembly deputies urged the Government to continue to clamp down on illegal deforestation during a discussion on the country’s draft revision to the Law on Forest Protection and Development on Tuesday afternoon.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng and his Indian counterpart Preeti Saran co-chaired the ninth political consultation and sixth strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Việt Nam and India in Hà Nội yesterday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng applauded cooperation between the Vietnamese and Lao Governments at a reception for Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in Hà Nội yesterday.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis expressed his desire to enhance people-to-people and cultural exchange, tourism and education cooperation with Việt Nam during a working session with Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh in Vilnius on Monday.

Government inspectors yesterday announced inspection results over a mansion complex owned by Yên Bái Province’s environmental director, accusing him of “dishonesty” for failing to declare thousands of square metres of land in his asset declaration.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has assured Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone that the Vietnamese Party, State and Government give top priority to developing ties with Laos.

The National Assembly (NA) is set to hear reports on implementation of the socio-economic development plan and State spending on the first day of its 4th plenary session that starts today.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Việt Nam this year is expected to reach 6.7 per cent, perfectly on point with the previously set target.