A lawmaker on June 7 proposed the National Assembly (NA) delay a vote on the draft Law on Special Administrative and Economic Units, also known as special economic zones (SEZ), until the next session of the NA.

 The attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the G7 Outreach Summit and his visit to Canada as invited by his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau is expected to expand the cooperation between the two countries, according to Donald Bobiash.

 The draft amended Law on National Defence sailed through the National Assembly on June 8 with 88.3 percent of votes in favour. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi in the evening of June 7 for Quebec to attend the expanded Group of Seven (G7) Summit  and visit Canada from June 8-10.

 Lawmakers will vote to pass the draft revised Law on National Defence and draft Law on Vietnam Coast Guard at the ongoing fifth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 8 morning.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the government will listen to ideas from the public and experts and may propose to reduce the land lease time limit stated in the draft law on special administrative-economic units.

 Legislators and voters expressed hope that ministers will put their words at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth session into action.

 The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vietnam opened its Honorary Consular Office on Cat Ba island in the northern city of Hai Phong on June 6.

The National Assembly completed the three-day question period in the afternoon of June 6, which many NA deputies and voters assessed as productive thanks to changes in the rules for question-&-answer.  

 Ensuring defence security is the number one principle when designing the draft law on special administrative-economic units, affirmed Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue took the floor during the fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 6 to answer questions regarding issues of public concern. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed their delight at growing bilateral ties in diverse fields during their telephone conversation on June 6. 

 A number of queries about measures to address child sexual abuse were put to Minister of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the 14th National Assembly’s fifth meeting in Hanoi on June 5.

Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan talks with VNA on the prospects of Canada-Vietnam defence cooperation and Canada’s commitment to sustain peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region during his visit to Vietnam.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) Tran Hong Ha’s performance at the question-and-answer session at the ongoing National Assembly’s fifth meeting on June 5 satisfied the majority of voters.

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung made clear a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies on measures to ensure rights and interests of Vietnamese workers abroad.

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing friendship and cooperative ties with the Federated States of Micronesia, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Vietnam will continue coordination with other ASEAN member states to implement priorities set for 2018 towards building a resilient and innovative ASEAN and foster collaboration between ASEAN and relevant partners.

The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre opened a training course for UN staff officers in Hanoi on June 5 with the support of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) under the US Department of State.

 Vietnam will work closely with the Czech Republic to further boost economic and trade ties, especially in fields of Vietnam’s demand and the Czech Republic’s strengths, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.