Announcing 10 typical events of the National Assembly in 2024

On the afternoon of December 31, the Office of the National Assembly announced 10 typical events and activities of the Vietnamese National Assembly in 2024.

1. Strongly innovate the thinking of law-making according to new development requirements

In 2024, legislative work achieved very important results, especially recognizing the innovation in thinking about law-making to ensure effective state management while encouraging innovation and creativity, liberating all productive forces; promoting decentralization and delegation of power; thoroughly cutting administrative procedures; taking people and businesses as the center and subject of legal regulations. The number of laws and resolutions passed in 2024 is the highest since the beginning of the term so far with 31 laws and 42 resolutions (accounting for nearly 50% of the total number of legislative tasks completed since the beginning of the term so far).

2. The National Assembly passed the 2024 Land Law; decided that the Land Law, along with the Housing Law and the Real Estate Business Law, would take effect 5 months early.

At the 7th Session, the National Assembly passed Law No. 43/2024/QH15 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Land Law, Housing Law, Real Estate Business Law and Credit Institutions Law; in which the Land Law, Housing Law and Real Estate Business Law will take effect from August 1, 2024, 5 months earlier, to overcome the shortcomings and limitations of current laws.

3. The National Assembly decided on the investment policy for two major projects of historical significance to the country's sustainable development: the North-South high-speed railway and the restart of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project.

At the 8th Session, the National Assembly seriously discussed and reached a high consensus to decide on the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway and continue to invest in the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project. This is a historic decision, at the right time for two particularly important projects of the country, with a very large total investment and convergence of high science and technology content, comprehensive impact on all economic , social, security and defense fields, contributing to bringing the country into a new era.

4. The National Assembly approved two national target programs on drug prevention and cultural development.

The National Assembly's approval of the Resolution on investment policy for the National Target Program (NTP) on drug prevention and control (PCMT) to 2030 and the Resolution on investment policy for the NTP on cultural development for the period 2025-2035 (at the 8th Session) is of great significance. The Resolutions have clearly identified specific, practical, and highly feasible targets, setting out principles for allocating resources with focus and key points that strongly impact the effectiveness of sustainable human development, ensuring a safe, healthy, and spiritually diverse living environment for the people.

Panorama of the 8th Session, 15th National Assembly (Photo: Quang Vinh)

5. The National Assembly decided to "grant" medical examination and treatment using health insurance for rare diseases, serious diseases, and diseases requiring high-tech treatment.

The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance was passed by the National Assembly at the 8th Session in a shortened order at 1 session. The Law stipulates that people with Health Insurance Cards who have rare diseases, serious diseases, diseases requiring surgery or high technology can go directly to specialized medical examination and treatment facilities (large, leading hospitals) without having to go through the current referral procedure; at the same time, they are still entitled to 100% of medical examination and treatment costs according to the prescribed percentage of the benefit level without distinguishing administrative boundaries by province.

6. Establish Hue city directly under the Central Government and complete the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels according to schedule.

On November 30, 2024, at the 8th Session, the 15th National Assembly passed Resolution No. 175/2024/QH15 on the establishment of Hue city under the central government. This is a very important decision, marking an outstanding achievement in implementing the policy of promoting urbanization associated with urban economic development of our country; thereby, helping Hue city create a shift in urban space, economic space, creating new development momentum for the locality, improving the quality of life, preserving and promoting the value of urban heritage and Hue cultural identity, making Hue the center of the region and the whole country in the spirit of Resolution No. 54-NQ/TW of the Politburo.

7. The National Assembly approved the first National Marine Spatial Planning in Vietnam.

At the 7th Session, the National Assembly passed the Resolution on the National Marine Spatial Planning for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. This is a comprehensive, multi-sectoral, highly specialized and very complex national-level Planning, established for the first time in Vietnam; it is an important tool to concretize the "National Master Plan" and create a basis for managing activities of resource exploitation and use, environmental protection, and effective conservation of marine ecosystems; thereby, contributing to the formation of strong marine economic sectors, creating more livelihoods for people, ensuring national defense and security, maintaining sovereignty, sovereign rights and national jurisdiction at sea.

8. The National Assembly Standing Committee supervises the implementation of resolutions on thematic supervision and questioning from the beginning of the term of the 15th National Assembly.

In 2024, the National Assembly Standing Committee successfully organized the question-and-answer session at the 36th Session to review the implementation by the Government, state agencies, ministries and branches of 6 resolutions on question-and-answer and thematic supervision of the National Assembly Standing Committee from the beginning of the 15th National Assembly term to the end of 2023 in 9 fields. This is considered the first "re-supervision" activity of the National Assembly Standing Committee during the 15th National Assembly term.

9. Closely following the direction of the Central Executive Committee, continue to innovate and streamline the political system's organizational structure to operate effectively and efficiently at the agencies of the National Assembly, agencies under the National Assembly Standing Committee, and the National Assembly Office.

Immediately after the Central Steering Committee directed the implementation of the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 and issued Plan No. 04-KH/BCĐ dated November 13, 2024, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man signed Resolution No. 1297/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated November 18, 2024 of the National Assembly Standing Committee establishing the Steering Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TW at the agencies of the National Assembly, agencies under the National Assembly Standing Committee, and the Office of the National Assembly. The National Assembly and National Assembly deputies were highly unified and exemplary, taking the lead in implementing the Party's policies; clearly defining the functions, tasks and relationships between agencies, especially the agencies of the National Assembly and the Government, ensuring closeness and harmony in the national governance process.

10. The Vietnamese National Assembly continues to promote and strengthen parliamentary cooperation on bilateral and multilateral levels, contributing to realizing the Party's foreign policy.

The National Assembly's foreign affairs work in 2024 has achieved many important achievements. In 2024, the National Assembly welcomed 39 parliamentary delegations from foreign countries to visit Vietnam, including 10 delegations at the National Assembly Chairman level, 8 delegations at the National Assembly Vice Chairman level; organized 45 delegations of leaders of the National Assembly, agencies of the National Assembly, and agencies under the National Assembly Standing Committee.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/cong-bo-10-su-kien-tieu-bieu-cua-quoc-hoi-nam-2024-10297549.html