National Assembly to convene 5th session on May 21The 14th-tenure National Assembly’s fifth session will open in Hanoi on May 21, with eight draft laws and one draft resolution expected to be passed during the event which will last for 20 working days. Phuc said that the fifth session takes place in the middle of 2018 – an important year of the 2016-2021 tenure. Therefore, the session’s working agenda is of significance, contributing to continued successful implementation of the Party, National Assembly and Government’s resolutions, as well as rapid and sustainable socio-economic development. According to the NA General Secretary, the legislative body will continue to reform the question-&-answer activity at the upcoming session in the direction of increasing dialogue and face-to-face debate. A new feature of the upcoming session is that the NA will issue a general resolution covering all issues discussed and decided at the session, he added.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News May 19, 2018 09:33 UTC