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NA to pass 14 laws, one resolution at 8th session (15-10-2005) HA NOI — The 11th National Assembly (NA) will discuss and pass 14 laws, one resolution and debate nine draft laws at the 8th session, announced Chairman of the NA Office Bui Ngoc Thanh yesterday. The parliament, Thanh said, would also reform its style of discussions to encourage more deputies take part and improve the quality of debates so as to enhance the laws to be passed. Deputies were expected to register for debates over laws they are interested in, Thanh told a press conference yesterday. The 14 laws and one resolution to be passed included the revised Law on Environmental Protection, Law on Bill of Exchange, Law on Intellectual Property, Law on E-transaction, Law on Housing, Law on Youth, Law on Anti-corruption, Law on Complaints and Denunciations, Law on Bidding, and the resolution for a programme to build laws and ordinances for 2006. In addition, Thanh said the NA would discuss nine draft … [Read more...] about NA to pass 14 laws, one resolution at 8th session

US Congress passes bill to normalise trade relations (11-12-2006) WASHINGTON — Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung on Saturday hailed the passage by the US Congress of a bill granting permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Viet Nam as an important step to boosting bilateral ties between the two nations. "The event is of primary importance in Viet Nam-US ties, marking a full normalisation in commerce and trade," said Dung. The US Senate on Saturday approved the bill by a vote of 79-9 during an all-night session. Earlier on Friday, the US House of Representatives passed the bill by a much narrower vote of 212-184. The bill now awaits the signature of US President George W. Bush before becoming law. The law would repeal the Jackson-Vanik Amendment which was imposed by the US in 1974 and would ensure equal treatment of goods exported from Viet Nam into the US, as well as equal market access for the US in Viet Nam, alongside other WTO members. Dung said passage … [Read more...] about US Congress passes bill to normalise trade relations

National Congress elects Party Central Committee members Party Central Committee prepares for 200 members Congressional delegates discuss recommendations, draft reports Development issues take the spotlight Congratulations flow in for Party HA NOI — Since its establishment, the Communist Party of Viet Nam has held 10 Congresses. Each Congress is considered an important historical milestone in recognising the Vietnamese revolution's victories, achievements and lessons. A conference to unite Communist organisations in Viet Nam, presided over by Nguyen Ai Quoc, took place from February 3-7, 1930 in Kowloon, Hong Kong (China). This was an event of historical significance as the Congress establishing the Communist Party of Viet Nam. The conference passed the Party's Brief Political Platform, Brief Policy and Brief Statutes and outlined guidelines for national liberation and the advance towards socialism. The first plenum of the Party … [Read more...] about Congresses mark Party milestones

8th National Assembly session adjourns (30-11-2005) NA Chairman Nguyen Van An makes his speech at the NA’s closing ceremony. — VNA/VNS Photo Dan Dung HA NOI — The eighth session of the 11th National Assembly adjourned in Ha Noi yesterday. On the final day of the session, deputies passed new laws on investment, enterprises and tendering. During the session, which lasted over a month, the National Assembly passed 14 laws and debated eight draft laws scheduled for passage in the next sitting. Among the 14 laws passed were laws on corruption, intellectual property, and complaints and denunciations, as well as the Law on Practising Thrift and Combating Waste. In a closing address, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An reviewed the accomplishments of the session, which lasted for longer than a month. An asked deputies to report on the results of the session to voters in their constituencies and serve as bridge to link the people and the State, with the … [Read more...] about 8th National Assembly session adjourns

Police asked to get people involved in public security (09-12-2005) Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh and President Tran Duc Luong speak with public security officials at the Congress. — VNA/VNS Photo Tung Lam Ha Noi — Communist Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh called on the nation’s police forces to put the general public first in their performance of their duty. Addressing the Fourth Party Congress of the Public Security Forces, Manh said yesterday that "when the people are educated and actively take part in the preservation of national security and social order, no crime or criminal will go undetected." Party organisations also needed to educate members and the general public about their role in protecting national security, the rule of law and social order, Manh said. Public security, above all, must enable the political tasks of the Party and Government, he added. Manh said the key duties of the security forces in the next five … [Read more...] about Police asked to get people involved in public security

French Communist Party lauds Viet Nam’s progress (28-03-2006) PARIS — The French Communist Party (PCF) has followed with keen interest and appreciates the progress in Viet Nam as well as the lines and policies of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), PCF National Secretary Marie George Buffet said last Friday. She spoke while receiving Do Nguyen Phuong, CPV Central Committee member and director of the Party’s Commission of Science and Education, who led a CPV delegation to the 33rd PCF Congress. The congress was held from March 23 to 26 in Paris, attracting over 90 official delegates and 300 domestic and foreign guests. The congress passed some resolutions, including one to support and mobilise the masses to join in a general strike in France today. Buffet praised the CPV’s determination to build a socialist State governed by law, and the achievements of the Party, State and people of Viet Nam during the process of national development and socialist … [Read more...] about French Communist Party lauds Viet Nam’s progress

National Assembly’s 9th session closes with success (30-06-2006) National Assembly delegates pass several important resolutions at the end of the 9th session . — VNA/VNS Photo Dung Tam HA NOI — The National Assembly (NA) held a closing ceremony yesterday marking the end of its 9th session, with a number of important resolutions approved — many relating to changes among senior members of Government. Yesterday morning, the NA approved a resolution to remove some former members of the National Defence and Security Council. According to the resolution, Phan Van Khai left the post of Vice Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, while Nguyen Van An, Pham Van Tra and Nguyen Dy Nien left their positions as council members. The NA approved State President Nguyen Minh Triet’s nominations for members of the National Defence and Security Council. The President is by law Chairman of the Council. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was elected as vice … [Read more...] about National Assembly’s 9th session closes with success

Senate Committee approves trade bill (02-08-2006) HA NOI — The US Senate’s Finance Committee has voted in favour of legislation that would grant permanent normal trade relations with Viet Nam. Eighteen members of the committee voted for the bill with two abstentions. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Senator Max Baucus, immediately issued a statement saying that Congress should now successfully conclude the reconciliation process between the two countries that began 15 years ago. The US should grant Viet Nam permanent normal trade relations before its admittance to the World Trade Organisation and take the opportunity to participate in the country’s rapidly growing economy, he said. The normalisation of trade between Viet Nam and the US began with the signing of the Bilateral Trade Agreement between the two countries in 2000. The House of Representatives would consider the bill in September, said Ha Noi-based American Chamber of Commerce director Adam Sitkoff. … [Read more...] about Senate Committee approves trade bill

Party chief gives insights into next plenum of Party Central Committee The Saigon Times Daily Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong chairs a meeting of the Politburo in Hanoi on May 15 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong offered his insights into the preparations for the upcoming 10th plenum of the Party Central Committee and the seventh sitting of the National Assembly (NA), which are slated to take place later this month and next month. The leader presided over a meeting of the Politburo in the capital city of Hanoi today, May 15, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Having taken reports and discussions among the Politburo members into account, Trong stated that the Politburo highly values the active work by the sub-committees preparing for the 13th Party Congress and other relevant agencies. The Politburo asked them to further review their work to ensure that the forthcoming events will arrive at … [Read more...] about Party chief gives insights into next plenum of Party Central Committee

A Political Platform to build the nation in the transitional period towards socialism passed at the seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam in June, 1991 is up for review at the 11th congress in 2011. Viet Nam's pathway to socialism is unique. The country now positions itself in a transitional period on the way to socialism and eventually, communism. Professor Dr Nguyen Phu Trong, a politburo member and Chairman of the National Assembly, has written the article The Development of the Awareness of the Party From the 1991 Political Platform Until now. Looking back over the past 19 years, we can say that the tremendous efforts made by the entire Party, army and people, have enabled our country to achieve many important gains of historical importance. These gains have brought about a facelift and raised the country's position in the world arena. However, since 1991, big changes have taken place in Viet Nam and the world at large. The Party has successfully … [Read more...] about Viet Nam travels along unique path to socialism