The implementation of the 2026 socio-economic development plan and the proposed plan for 2027 were among the key issues discussed by National Assembly (NA) deputies during group discussions on the morning of October 18 as part of the 16th legislature's second session.

The session will be held in person in two phases, from October 17 to November 14 and from November 20 to 21, with November 23 set as an alternative closing date.

Amending laws must not replace the responsibility to enforce them, but outdated regulations must not be allowed to continue obstructing development, said NA President Tran Thanh Man.

During the session, the NA Standing Committee will give opinions on a number of draft laws, namely the revised Land Law, the revised Housing Law, the revised Law on Real Estate Business, the Law on Legal Normative Documents, and the consolidated Law on the State Budget.

Lawmakers urged a more transparent electricity pricing mechanism, tighter cost control, fairer risk allocation and stronger protection for consumers.

On the afternoon of September 26, Survey Team No. 1 of the Steering Committee for the Project on “Strengthening the Party’s leadership over the oversight activities of the National Assembly and People’s Councils” — led by Do Van Chien, Politburo Member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and head of the project’s steering committee — held a working session with the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee.

National Assembly (NA) Vice President Nguyen Khac Dinh, who is also Chairman of the Viet Nam-Russia Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, chaired an online meeting with the Russian Federation Council’s group for cooperation with the Vietnamese NA in Ha Noi on September 25.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee weighed in on a draft Law on Cultural Industry Development during its ongoing sixth session in Ha Noi on September 24.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 22 discussed amendments to the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment as part of its sixth session.

NA President Tran Thanh Man said in 2027 the Government should shift from pursuing a high volume of legislation to ensuring high-quality laws that provide stability and create favourable conditions for development.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam chaired a conference in Ha Noi on September 16 to approve a draft report on the results of the third inspection and supervision round of the Standing Board of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee.

NA President Man, his spouse and the Vietnamese delegation attended a mini Naadam Festival, which recreated Mongolia's largest and oldest traditional festival and a source of pride for the Mongolian people. The Naadam Festival was inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Office of the President held a press conference in Ha Noi on September 10 to announce the President’s orders promulgating 15 laws adopted by the National Assembly (NA) at its first extraordinary session.

President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and his spouse, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, met with Vietnamese embassy staff and community representatives in Ulaanbaatar on September 9 afternoon (local time) as part of their official visit to Mongolia.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 28 discussed the draft Law on the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), which is set to replace the 2017 law.

President of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on August 26 called for the findings of a comprehensive review of Viet Nam’s system of legal normative documents to be immediately translated into concrete legislative and executive action, stressing that the review must ultimately remove institutional bottlenecks and create new room for national development.

National Assembly (NA) Secretary General and Chairman of the NA Office Le Quang Manh chaired a press conference in Ha Noi on August 24 to announce the results of the 16th NA’s first extraordinary session.

Lawmakers at the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly on August 24 passed a law amending and supplementing several provisions of 10 laws concerning administrative procedures and business conditions in the agriculture and environment sector, with 93.4% of participating deputies voting in favour.

A new national target programme, to be consolidated from four existing programmes and focusing on seven key groups of tasks, while eliminating intermediary layers, is what the National Assembly expects as it considers and votes to approve the issue at the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly.

The amendments to the Penal Code focus on four major areas - revising and supplementing provisions on offences and penalties; revising provisions on grounds for exclusion, postponement and exemption from criminal liability and the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution; and ensuring consistency, feasibility and sound legislative drafting.