The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) will spend 12 days for lawmaking work with expected passage of seven laws and two resolutions, along with discussion of nine bills, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said on May 20 at the opening meeting of the session.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is working on a draft law on investment in the form of public-private partnership, requiring PPP projects to have the total investment of at least VND 200 billion (USD 8.8 million).

The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on May 28 received split opinions on whether the NA or the Government should have the authority to set the amount of capital allocated to each State budget-invested project in the mid-term plan.

The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) would kick off on May 20 and wrap up on June 14 to discuss legislation, vice chairman of NA office Nguyen Manh Hung told the press on May 17.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on May 8 commented on the Government’s reports which gave additional assessments on the socio-economic development and state budget situation in 2018 and the first months of this year.

Vietnam’s socio-economic situation in April 2019 witnessed many positive signs with macroeconomic stability and surging aggregate demand, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told a regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on May 4.

In the first quarter of 2019, Vietnam recorded positive economic achievements despite a range of difficulties both in and outside the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a Government cabinet meeting in Hanoi on April 2. The country’s GDP growth was estimated at 6.79 percent, while the macroeconomy was stabilized and foreign currency reserves were on the rise.

Information work plays an important role in consolidating public confidence in domestic production, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 8 chaired a government meeting which focused on building laws.

The Law amending 37 laws related to the Planning Law (the Law) was passed at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly in November last year.