The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday said it decided to halt the draft public administration law project, saying the bill does not meet the standards of a fully-fledged law.

The National Assembly Standing Committee convened a conference of full-time NA deputies yesterday to discuss fighting corruption.

More than 23 million students nationwide, or a quarter of the total population, started a new academic year yesterday.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Co-ordinator and UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s Resident Representative; and Youssouf Adbel-Jelil, the UN Children Fund’s (UNICEF)’s representative for Việt Nam.

Members of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Saturday weighed in on the draft architecture law for the first time, demanding the law incorporate a combination of technical and artistic perspectives.

The National Assembly's Standing Committee has asked for changes to a draft law that includes animal welfare, animal rights and humane treatment of livestock to be explained.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee said there is a need to collect feedback from the general population and incorporate them into the draft of the revised education law.

Việt Nam wishes to further promote the friendship and cooperation with the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) Bernd Lange. 

Measures to handle the assets of potentially corrupt officials remained the focus of debate in yesterday’s meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to discuss the draft revised anti-corruption law.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee postponed a vote on a proposal made by the Finance Ministry to hike the environmental protection tax yesterday, urging serious consideration of its economic impacts.