The vice chairpersons of the legislature will alternately run the agenda of the meeting, according to a release by the NA Office.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan delivers her opening remarks at the 45th meeting of the NA Standing Committee on May 8.

Regarding law building, NASC members are scheduled to consider and comment on a number of issues on which different ideas still remain in the draft revised law on Vietnamese guest workers with contracts; the explanation, acquisition and revision of the draft Law on International Treaties; the implementation of new amended regulations in the Law on NA Organisation; the promulgation of a Decree on micro-insurance for socio-political organisations; and the promulgation of a Decree on art performances.

The committee will also consider and approve a draft Resolution of the NASC on environmental protection tax on jet fuel.

Other issues to be considered and addressed during the meeting are the adjustment of the 2020 state budget expenditure estimate of the Vietnam-Korea Friendship IT College, which is being passed from the Ministry of Information and Communications to the Ministry of Education and Training; the addition of administrative and non-business expenditure estimates in 2020 (from foreign sources) for the State Audit; personnel work; and the review of the NA’s ninth session with initial comments on preparations for the 10th session.

Also, NASC members will consider and decide on the supplementation of textbook prices to the list of goods and services priced by the State in the form of a maximum price.

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Da Nang to host ASEAN environmental meetings

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Jakarta meeting reviews ASEAN+3 cooperation

The 12th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and ASEAN+3 ambassadors to ASEAN took place at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 27.

APEC meeting to discuss countermeasures against COVID-19

Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies will discuss measures to cope with the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in their upcoming meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Source: NDO