The opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th-tenureNational Assembly (NA) commenced its sixth session in Hanoi on October 23.
The opening sitting was broadcastlive by Radio the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam Television, and the NATelevision channel. Prior to that, leaders of the Party, State, and VietnamFatherland Front, and legislators paid tribute to late President Ho ChiMinh at his mausoleum.
During the sixth session, the parliamentis scheduled to consider and vote on nine draft laws and one draft resolution. Eightother draft laws will also come under consideration.
Itwill make decisions about several socio-economic issues, including the implementationresults of the socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2023, and thesocio-economic development, state budget estimation, and central budgetallocation plans for 2024. It will also look into the mid-term reports on the implementationof the socio-economic development, medium-term public investment,national finance, and public debt plans for 2021 - 2025.
The NA will scrutinise reports onjudicial affairs and the Government’s reports on the prevention and control of corruption,crimes, and law violations, along with judgment enforcement in 2023.
Question-and-answeractivities will be held to clarify Government members and sector leaders’responsibility towards the implementation of some of the 14th and 15th-tenureNA’s resolutions.
Deputies of Hanoi at the opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA)
Specialisedsupervision will be conducted over the implementation of the NA’s resolutionson the national target programmes on new-style rural area building for 2021 -2025, sustainable poverty reduction for 2021 - 2025, and socio-economicdevelopment in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for 2021 - 2030.
TheNA will also make decisions on the adjustment of some contents in the NA’sResolution No. 53/2017/QH14, dated November 24, 2017, on the feasibility study report regarding the project on land recovery, compensation, assistance, and resettlement forthe construction of Long Thanh International Airport.
The NA Standing Committee’s report onthe results of the supervision over the settlement of voters’ opinions sent tothe NA’s fifth session, as well as the results of the citizen reception and thehandling of citizens’ letters, complaints, and denunciations this year willalso be discussed.
In particular, the parliament will holda vote of confidence on officials holding the positions it elected or approved./.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and other NA deputies of northern Hai Phong city met with voters in Do Son district on October 14, ahead of the parliament’s sixth session.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of Hanoi met with voters of Dong Da, Ba Dinh, and Hai Ba Trung districts on October 14 in preparation for the sixth session of the 15th-tenure parliament.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other National Assembly (NA) deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho in a meeting with 700 voters who are representatives of the local youth and young manpower on October 14.
The Party Delegation of the National Assembly and the Government’s Party Civil Affairs Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on October 17 to discuss preparations for the sixth session of 15th legislature.
National Assembly (NA) General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong chaired a press conference in Hanoi on October 19, announcing the expected schedule and agenda for the upcoming 6th plenary session.
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.
The opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA) 
Deputies of Hanoi at the opening sitting of the 15th-tenure NA's sixth session on October 23 morning (Photo: VNA) 
