Impressive statements, heating up the National Assembly
"Don't let the tragedy that just happened in England happen again", "working 9-10 hours a day makes it difficult for families to be happy"... are statements that "heat up" the parliament.
On the afternoon of November 8, before answering questions from National Assembly deputies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc spoke and clarified a number of key issues that the National Assembly, compatriots and voters nationwide are interested in.Recalling the case of 39 people who died in a container in the UK, the Prime Minister said: “We express our condolences to the Vietnamese citizens who died in the recent tragedy in the UK and offer our condolences to the families of the victims. We must not let such a tragedy happen again!”
On the afternoon of October 23, discussing the Draft Labor Code (amended) at the National Assembly, Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee cited survey data showing that in terms of economy, Vietnamese people want to have income, have a job, and have a house. But in terms of family, 95.4% want a harmonious family, 73% want obedient and progressive children. "If we work 9-10 hours a day all year round, there will be no happy families. The world has abandoned this for 133 years now" - Mr. Nhan emphasized.
Responding to questions about measures to improve the efficiency of coconut products from delegate Luu Binh Nhuong (Ben Tre delegation) on the morning of November 6, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong emphasized that this is a strong tree that will receive attention in the coming time, especially in the context of adapting to climate change. "Coconut trees that are well gathered will become billionaire trees" - Mr. Cuong said.
In the question-and-answer session on the morning of November 6, answering delegates' questions about solutions to restore or convert crops and livestock to avoid the situation of "good harvest, low price, good price, bad harvest", Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong emphasized that in the coming time, if we do not focus on improving the processing stage, we cannot stop the situation of "today's gain, tomorrow's loss".
On November 7, at the questioning session, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh admitted that for a long time there have been acts showing signs of trade fraud and origin fraud, deceiving consumers like the Khaisilk case.
On the afternoon of November 7, at the question-and-answer session, Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan admitted that very few places have developed criteria for evaluating and classifying civil servants and public employees, and that there is still a sense of deference and sentimentality. He said:"What kind of staff evaluation is this that they can't find anyone to downsize? Meanwhile, public opinion says that only 30% of staff can do the job, so why can't they find anyone to downsize?"
Also at the question-and-answer session, Minister Le Vinh Tan said that through public opinion, voters' feedback and especially from civil servants and public employees, he found "diplomas and certificates very troublesome. Not only the promotion exams or the consideration for promotion, but also the appointment process".Emphasizing that the regulation on diploma and certificate standards has been in place since 1993, Mr. Le Vinh Tan stated his opinion: "I think it has been more than twenty years and it should be revised. The Ministry of Home Affairs would like to acknowledge this shortcoming."
On the morning of November 8, answering delegates about the issue of foreign social networks not complying with Vietnamese law, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that Vietnam is a sovereign country, not only in space such as sea and land but also in cyberspace. Legal regulations are also in the direction of protecting sovereignty.
At the question and answer session, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that currently, many people think, say, love, buy... all through social networks. "What would happen if all that information was on one social network? That means, the brains of Vietnamese people are concentrated in one place, and that place is not currently in Vietnam, which is very dangerous. Because this is national security" - Mr. Hung said.
Discussing the Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly, including the content of the structure of National Assembly deputies, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Hasaid: "The National Assembly can still use its power to ask the Minister to explain, to have questioning sessions, but must the Minister and the Chairman of the People's Committee be National Assembly deputies? We want to move this part to not increase the number but increase the number of full-time National Assembly deputies, especially full-time deputies with knowledge and experience in management and law-making issues."
On the morning of November 5, participating in explaining the opinions of National Assembly deputies on the work of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy in 2019, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh stated that the fact that pressure is created on judges is real. Currently, the Court sector is facing the reality that many judges are resigning. This happens in all localities. Faced with this situation, the Court sector proposed to review the payroll and consider judicial positions.
Referring to many fraudulent companies operating such as Alibaba Company, forming ghost projects, dividing land into plots and selling them, born from alliances disguised as businesses with professional fraud methods and sophisticated organization, delegate Dinh Duy Vuot (Gia Lai delegation) asked: "Is it because of the mechanism, loopholes in the law, lax state management? Or is the main reason that there are civil servants who collude with each other, draw lines for protection, symbiosis, share shares, and together create a dark, chaotic environment for criminals to operate and appropriate property?".
Discussing at the conference hall about anti-corruption work on the morning of November 4, delegate Mai Thi Phuong Hoa (Nam Dinh delegation)re-examined the Mobifone purchase of AVG, in which two former ministers Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan received bribes worth millions of USD. "This is the first time in the history of Vietnamese justice that defendants in a case have admitted to accepting bribes of such a large amount of money," said the delegate.
On the afternoon of October 31, referring to the East Sea issue, delegate Le Thanh Van (Ca Mau delegation) said that China has "three types of tactics", accordingly, Vietnam needs to have "three public tactics" including: public opinion, publicity and public law to counter China.
Concerned about slow disbursement in public investment at the discussion session on the socio-economic situation on the afternoon of October 30, delegate Ta Van Ha (Bac Lieu delegation) said,Investment and project planning work still has many shortcomings. "Developed countries prepare to invest for 2 to 3 years to do it in 1 year, but in Vietnam, they only prepare for 1 month or a few months to do it in a whole period. Management is weak, staff lack expertise, lack professionalism, the leadership capacity of the leader is limited, and in the context of "the furnace is always hot", so people do not dare to decide, dare to do, and are afraid of taking responsibility".
Sharing many concerns of voters, including many civil servants, public employees, and teachers who came to question the Minister of Home Affairs, delegate Pham Thi Minh Hien (Phu Yen delegation) said that they were very tired and worried about how to complete the diplomas and certificates. "Voters told us that it is no different from small licenses.Because of such regulations, many loopholes and legal gaps are created" - the delegate said./.
