Viet Nam's 16th National Assembly Opens Second Session in Hanoi, to Vote on 43 Draft Laws and Resolutions
HANOI — The second session of Viet Nam's 16th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on the morning of October 17 and will run until November 21, during which lawmakers will review and vote on 43 draft laws and resolutions. Before the opening, General Secretary and President To Lam, other Party and State leaders and National Assembly deputies laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
According to the Vietnam News Agency, the agenda includes amendments to the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, the Land Law, the Real Estate Business Law and the Housing Law, as well as drafts including amendments to the Food Safety Law, a Law on Commodity Derivatives Trading and a Law on Cultural Industry Development. The session sits in two phases — October 17 to November 14 and November 20 to 21 — over 28 working days, with a recess from November 15 to 19 for committees, the Government and relevant agencies to review feedback and finalize drafts.
The opening was broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV1) and the Voice of Vietnam (VOV1).
Source: Vietnam News Agency (VNA)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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