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Vietnamese lawmakers discuss cutting preferential treatment for state firms 

November 6, 2011
Vietnamese lawmakers discuss cutting preferential treatment for state firms 

Deputy Mai Thi Anh Tuyet suggests further equitization of state-owned firms, especially those that are making losses National Assembly members and economists are suggesting that Vietnam equitizes large state groups and reduces loan guarantees to state owned firms in an effort to prevent financial resources being squandered on loss making businesses. During the ongoing NA [...]

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500 people elected to Vietnamese parliament 

June 4, 2011
500 people elected to Vietnamese parliament 

  The Central Election Council announced Friday 500 people had been voted deputies of the 13rd National Assembly at the national elections held on May 22. Of the 500 deputies, 42 are not members of the Communist Party of Vietnam. According to the council, 122 deputies are female and 62 deputies are aged below 40. Four of [...]

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National Assembly flexes legislative muscles with bill rejections 

April 4, 2011
National Assembly flexes legislative muscles with bill rejections 

Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final session of its 2007-2011 term was a rare move, demonstrating a more active role taken by the legislature, experts say. Lawmakers’ rejection of a bill that would give special rights and privileges to Hanoi in the final session [...]

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Hanoi claims it came in under-budget on anniversary party 

December 13, 2010
Hanoi claims it came in under-budget on anniversary party 

  Hanoi spent VND265.928 billion (US$13.64 million) on its millennial anniversary, Hoang Manh Hien, vice chairman of Hanoi’s People’s Committee, said at a meeting on Wednesday, December 8. The sum is far below some of the astronomical projections that have surfaced in recent weeks. If the figure is indeed accurate then the city managed to [...]

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Legislators demand legal space for anonymous accusations 

November 15, 2010

  Many deputies at the National Assembly session on Wednesday stressed the importance of annonymous crime tips. A draft Law of Accusation submitted at the session stated that “accusers must state their full name and address; report truthfully the content of their accusation; and provide all information and materials they have concerning the accusation.” Many [...]

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Top lawyer, also a legislator, plays key role in drafting bills

February 8, 2010
Top lawyer, also a legislator, plays key role in drafting bills

“Attending National Assembly sessions is a bit stressful because we sit for days, but actually, I’m more stressed on my ‘normal’ days,” says Deputy Pham Quoc Anh in an interview with VietNamNet.    Pham Quoc Anh was born in April 11 1940 in the northern province of Hung Yen. He lives in Hanoi at present. Concurrent with [...]

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Constituents want more than a candid answer from the PM

February 2, 2010
Constituents want more than a candid answer from the PM

VietNamNet talks with Deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh, who posed three questions to the Prime Minister during the National Assembly’s last session. I and many other deputies and constituents wished for a law to ban doctors from taking money and gifts from patients and their families before or during the treatment process.  Of course, if [...]

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“Endeavour to be independent voice”

January 29, 2010
“Endeavour to be independent voice”

LookAtVietnam – In the latest in our “Discover our Vietnamese Congressmen” series, VietNamNet talked with congress deputy Duong Trung Quoc, who is also a historian. Insider view of National Assembly Duong Trung Quoc was born on June 2 1947 in Ben Tre province. He graduated from the History Faculty of the Hanoi University in 1968. He worked [...]

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Insider view of National Assembly

January 25, 2010
Insider view of National Assembly

VietNamNet will provide portraits of the 12th National Assembly deputies through a new column: “Discover Vietnamese Congressmen”. Readers are invited to send questions to them at evnn@vietnamnet.vn. Thuyet was born in 1948 in Thai Nguyen, but his hometown is Hanoi. He graduated from the Philology Faculty of Hanoi University in 1969 and received his doctorate from [...]

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NA Standing Committee opens its 27th session

January 19, 2010
NA Standing Committee opens its 27th session

The 27th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 18 with Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. LookAtVietnam – The 27th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 18 with Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. During the January 18-19 session, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...