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Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called for work to be accelerated to perfect the Party and political systems, socio-economic management, and the fight against corruption and negative behaviours. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Chairing the 22nd meeting of the central steering committee for corruption and behaviour prevention and control in Hanoi on August 17, Trong also requested the submission of regulations regarding power control to the Politburo for approval towards fighting corruption in inspection, supervision, Party discipline enforcement, audit, investigation, prosecution, trial and enforcement of judgments, law-building, use and management of public finances and assets, and press and media activities. Read full story - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate with Israel in … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on August 18

Speaking at the event, Chairman of the N.A.’s Committee for Legal Affairs Hoang Thanh Tung said following feedback, the draft law now has 7 chapters and 79 articles, up 5 articles from the version submitted at the N.A.’s third meeting. It also upholds the role of every citizen in overseeing activities of officials and cadres to uncover and fight corruption and negative behaviors, optimize democracy, and increase public responsiveness in the implementation of democracy at grassroots levels, he said. Regulations on the establishment of people’s inspection committees at all grassroots levels were also mentioned in the draft law to ensure fairness in the non-State sector. Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra said units will consider opinions before adding regulations over businesses and organizations that lack trade unions but have youngsters or women’s unions to ensure their democratic rights. Units will also gather more feedback to help self-governing units perform … [Read more...] about Full-time legislators look into draft law on implementing democracy at grassroots levels

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue delivers his speech at the session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its law-making session on August 18 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. Addressing the function, Hue stressed that over four days, the committee has completed the agenda for the session, making comments on eight bills and one resolution project containing legal regulations. The bills included five draft laws to be submitted to the NA for approval at the upcoming 4th session, slated for October. They are the Law on Petroleum (amended), the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control (revised), the Law on Inspection (amended), the Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level, and the law amending and supplementing articles of the Law on Radio Frequencies. Meanwhile, the three other draft laws will be submitted to the NA for the first time during the fourth meeting are the Law on … [Read more...] about NA Standing Committee wraps up law-making session

The aim is to ensure the completion of the ring road by 2026 and to put it into operation from 2027. The authorities of Hanoi and neighboring cities/provinces in the Capital Zone responsible for the construction of the No.4 ring road are expected to complete the preparation by January 31, 2023 and begin works no later than June 30. Ring-road No.4 is set to create breakthroughs for development in Hanoi and neighboring cities/provinces. File photo Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh gave the timeline in Government’s resolution No.106, to implement the National Assembly’s investment policy on the construction of the Ring-road No.4. Under the resolution, the Government assigned the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, Hung Yen, and Bac Ninh to approve sub-components of the projects in compliance with regulations on public investment. In this regard, the Ministry of Construction would be responsible for reviewing the feasibility study report for the … [Read more...] about Construction of the No.4 ring road to kick off in mid-2023