15th National Assembly convenes 5th session

These bills include the Law on Protection of Consumer Rights (revised), the Law on Bidding (revised), the Law on Price (revised), the Law on Electronic Transactions (revised), the Law on Cooperatives (revised), the Law on Civil Defense, the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on the People's Public Security, and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam. 

The legislative body is expected to pass three draft resolutions on law-making program in 2024, collection and casting of votes of confidence on persons holding positions elected or approved by the NA and People’s Councils, and special mechanisms and policies for development in Ho Chi Minh City.

Legislators will also opine on nine draft laws – the Land Law (amended), the Law on Real Estate Business (amended), the Housing Law (amended), the Law on Water Resources (amended), the Law on Telecommunications (amended), the Law on management and use of defense works and military zones, the Law on Citizen Identification (amended), the Law on Credit Institutions (amended), and the Law on forces safeguarding security and order at the grassroots level.

They will discuss socio-economic performance in the first months of 2023 and comment on the report on thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in 2022.

Regarding the personnel work, the lawmakers will elect members of the National Assembly Standing Committee, and Chairman of the National Assembly's Finance-Budget Committee and confirm the appointment of Minister of Natural Resources and Environment./.