The law and ordinance making programs for 2023 and 2024 are among the issues to be discussed at the second working day of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session on May 23.

Many legislators have expressed their hope that solutions to be devised at the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly (NA), opened on May 22 morning, will soon tackle difficulties to regain growth momentum for the economy to reach this year’s targets and create favorable conditions for the coming years.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) convened its fifth plenary session in Hanoi on May 22 morning, broadcast live on the channels of radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV1), the Vietnam Television (VTV1), and the National Assembly TV.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 21 had separate meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, when he was attending the G7 expanded Summit in Hiroshima.

The 15th National Assembly will open its fifth sitting on May 22 following a preparatory session the same day, heard a press conference in Hanoi on May 19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a meeting with voters in Binh Thuy district on May 14, ahead of the 15th parliament’s fifth session.

The 23rd meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee concluded on May 13 after 4.5 days of sitting.

Vietnam made total savings of nearly VND 54 trillion (USD 2.3 billion) for the State budget last year thanks to thrift and anti-waste practices. Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc revealed the data when he presented a report on the results of thrift and anti-waste work in 2022 at the 23rd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on May 11.

Vietnam’s macroeconomic situation has remained stable, inflation has been controlled, and major balances have been maintained in the first four months of this year, according to the National Assembly's Committee for Economic Affairs chairman Vu Hong Thanh at the opening ceremony of the 23rd session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on May 9.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 23rd session on May 9 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.