Legislators say no to out-of-jail job assignments for prisoners

The National Assembly general secretary, asked if interest groups have influenced a bill against alcohol, has assured that lobbying cannot sway the lawmaking process.

The long operational delays and ballooning budget in Hanoi’s metro project have been caused by an inexperienced Chinese contractor.

The Ministry of Transport has suggested it could treat ride-hailing services like taxi companies until there is a law in place to regulate them.

Lawmakers on Tuesday voted against a government bill which they felt would undermine parliament’s oversight over major national projects.

An increasing number of Chinese companies and individuals are using Vietnamese proxies to acquire land illegally.

As Vietnam needs to borrow around VND700 trillion ($30 billion) to service its debt in three years the repayment pressures are rising. 

Lawmakers are unhappy that Vietnam’s monopoly electricity distributor is raising power tariffs at will because it has no competitor.

Equitization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) has been at a snail's pace since the process is riddled with mistakes and disputes, lawmakers say.

National Assembly deputies are concerned a new government proposal could take away their power to approve major national projects.

Lawmakers have expressed concern that most build-transfer projects are awarded without open bidding, leading to losses for the state budget.

The government will crack down on locals acting as proxies for foreigners to buy land, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung says.

Vietnam has removed a proposed decree to prohibit online liquor sales, accepting that it goes against international trends.

Some lawmakers have called for reducing incentives to foreign investors, citing they could undermine the competive edge of domestic businesses.