Board resolution for approval of budget

NA to approve eleven laws in new session (06-05-2005) Leaders of the Party and State as well as National Assembly deputies pose for a photograph outside the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, following a meeting. — VNA/VNS Photo Ha Noi — National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An addressed the opening session of the National Assembly yesterday, outlining the session’s crowded legislative agenda and noting Viet Nam’s healthy increases in GDP, export turnover and productivity in the first quarter of this year. In this session of the National Assembly, An said, lawmakers will discuss and approve 11 draft laws and a resolution, and offer opinions on 12 other bills. So far this year, An said, Viet Nam has achieved a GDP of 7.23 per cent, despite difficulties and challenges caused by natural disasters and a high consumer price index. An attributed the success to the rapid increase in export turnover and the high productivity of non-state industrial sectors and the … [Read more...] about NA to approve eleven laws in new session

Assembly passes budget resolution, 3 laws (23-06-2006) Passengers board an airplane at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Bui Tuong HA NOI — The National Assembly yesterday passed three laws as well as the Resolution on Ratification for the Clearing of the State Budgetary Balance for 2004. Law on Lawyers The Law on Lawyers, which will replace the July 2001 ordinance on January 1, 2007, was adopted yesterday with a nearly 84 per cent approval vote. Article 14 states that apprentice lawyers must complete 18 months of apprenticeship. They are allowed to help their senior lawyers in their duties, but not allowed to take up professional practise or have clients during their period of apprenticeship. This regulation ensures work quality, although it was described as rigid by some deputies during the debate on the law late last month. Lawyers are banned from providing legal services to clients who have conflicting interests in … [Read more...] about Assembly passes budget resolution, 3 laws

PM urges site clearance for North-South expy By Thanh Thom The HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway is one of eight sections making up the the Eastern North-South Expressway – PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries and agencies to speed up the clearance of sites assigned for construction of the Eastern North-South Expressway, which plays a crucial part in the execution of the big-ticket project. According to a March 21 directive from the prime minister, the North-South transport corridor plays a critical role in Vietnam’s economic development, since it links the capital city of Hanoi with the economic hub of HCMC, while traveling through 32 provinces and cities, and connects four key economic regions in the northern, central, southern and Mekong Delta regions of the country. The directive cites the study findings by local and international consulting organizations as saying that the transport needs are expected to reach 45.37 … [Read more...] about PM urges site clearance for North-South expy

HCM City People’s Committee is seeking better solutions to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion.-Photo sggpnews.org.vn Speaking at the 10th session of the IX People’s Council meeting, Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, said the current solutions “were not effective enough” and a programme to reduce poverty had not been sustainable. “Many residents categorised as near-poor face the risk of becoming poor again due to ineffective solutions by the city’s government,” she said. “Vocational training programmes for the poor and the number of jobs for the poor have not been sufficient.” In addition, Tam urged the city to overcome challenges to reach the goals of the seven “breakthrough” programmes that began in 2015. “Some breakthrough programmes have been carried out very slowly due to a shortage of capital, slow site clearance, and residents’ limited participation in projects,” she noted. The seven breakthrough programmes for the 2015-2020 period were approved by the city’s 10th … [Read more...] about City urged to tackle flooding, pollution and traffic congestion

Deputies mull laws on enterprises, HIV/AIDS (08-11-2005) Ha Noi — The Enterprise Law is nearing its final form before its expected approval by the National Assembly, while yesterday’s legislative session also saw deputies discuss the draft Law on HIV/AIDS. In a two-day debate concluding yesterday, numerous deputies argued that workers’ rights should be covered in the new Enterprise Law as they were the main subjects in the enterprises. Deputy Cu Thi Hau, Phu Tho, said the unified Enterprise Law (EL) focused too much on the rights of investors and enterprise managers and almost "forgot" the most important element of an enterprise, the workers. Hau said some 900 industrial strikes had been reported nationwide with a very simple cause: workers’ rights had been neglected. With this argument, Hau deemed it necessary to include a provision in the law about workers’ rights in order to prevent future industrial strikes and secure production stability. Regarding business … [Read more...] about Deputies mull laws on enterprises, HIV/AIDS

Errors attract disciplinary measures in HCMC’s first metro line project The Saigon Times Daily Workers construct an elevated section of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in HCMC. A dozen individuals and organizations in District 1 have been held accountable for their shortcomings in the execution of the project – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – A dozen individuals and organizations in District 1, HCMC, have been held accountable for their shortcomings in the process of developing the city’s first metro line, which connects the downtown Ben Thanh Market with Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9. Chairman of District 1 Nguyen Van Dung sent a report to the HCMC government on the action to be taken against those found responsible for compromising the project, following a report issued by the State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) last December. The chairman held a meeting on August 13 to look into the shortcomings and errors, largely made by the Compensation and Site Clearance Board of … [Read more...] about Errors attract disciplinary measures in HCMC’s first metro line project

The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee closed in Hà Nội yesterday, fulfilling all set objectives after six days of working.– VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI – The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee closed in Hà Nội yesterday, fulfilling all set objectives after six days of working. At the meeting, the Party Central Committee approved several resolutions and conclusions, including resolutions on “completing the socialist-oriented market economy institution”, “continuing to re-organise, renovate and improve the efficiency of State-owned enterprises” and “developing the private economy into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy”. The committee agreed that the socialist-oriented market economy is a theoretical and practical issue in the country’s economic development policy, a creation of the Party for the general economic model in the transitional … [Read more...] about Party Central Committee’s fifth meeting concludes

Tax relief should not be “One size fits all” By Phan Minh Ngoc Food to be delivered during social distancing a few months ago. It should be noted that not all businesses are equally in trouble, and thus there is no need to slash the corporate income tax for all of them - PHOTO: THANH HOA The Private Economic Development Research Board, under the Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform, has proposed a 30% reduction in corporate income tax for all businesses this year. The proposal is faced with mixed reactions, however. The author of this article, from another angle, also believes it is not plausible. Specifically, according to the Private Economic Development Research Board (shortly known as IV Board), their tax cut proposal is in response to the aspirations of the corporate circle following their three surveys on the business situation as from March. During these surveys, a considerable number of enterprises pleaded for a 50% reduction in corporate … [Read more...] about Tax relief should not be “One size fits all”