Vietnam discovered 158 new species during 2021-2022, according to a report recently released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is working on a draft decree to replace Government Decree 124 of 2017, aiming to further facilitate offshore investment in the oil and gas industry.

The 15th National Assembly held plenary sessions in Hanoi on June 2, the 11th day of its ongoing fifth sitting, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Vietnam needs drastic solutions to plastic pollution caused by agricultural production as it has been putting pressures on the environment, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said on May 31.

The draft revised Law on Electronic Transactions was among the matters subject to discussion on the eighth working day of the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly on May 30.

National Assembly (NA) deputies will continue their ongoing fifth session on May 30 discussing important matters, including a draft Law on Electronic Transactions (revised) and a draft resolution on pilot special policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.

Continuing the ongoing fifth session, the 15th National Assembly will spend a whole day on May 29 to examine the mobilization, management and use of resources for COVID-19 prevention and control, as well as the enforcement of laws and regulations regarding grassroots health care and preventive medicine.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 28 attended a conference to announce the provincial master plan of Ha Tinh for 2021-30 with a vision toward 2050 and promote investment in the central locality.

The 15th National Assembly continued the fifth working day at the ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on May 26, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

A proposal and a verification report on the National Assembly’s draft resolution on some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City were scrutinized during the ongoing fifth meeting of the 15th legislature on May 26 morning.