Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked departments and agencies to immediately take measures to mitigate economic impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak, during the government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on February 5.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has made remarkable efforts and successfully implemented programs and plans set in 2019, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said at the closing ceremony of the committee’s 40th session in Hanoi on December 18.

The role of the Vietnam Lawyers Association (VLA) should be further promoted, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed in a recently issued document on intensifying the implementation of solutions to promote lawyers’ role.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 5 chaired a Government meeting on law building, with the participation of representatives from the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs as well as National Assembly’s committees, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee and ministries.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the steering committee on building a project to review Resolution 48-NQ/TW to acquire feedback and review the 10-year implementation of the resolution this year.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has decided to extend the pilot e-visa program for foreign visitors to Vietnam by another two years during its 28th session on October 15-17 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed to revise the Law on Fisheries to keep up with the fisheries sector’s development.

The second national congress of the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) wrapped up in Hanoi on April 19 after three working days.

The Government has set tasks and solutions to implement this year’s socio-economic development plan, centering on creating favorable conditions for production and business development.