Impressive statements in the National Assembly's questioning session

During the 3 days of questioning at the National Assembly (June 13-15), more than 196 delegates asked questions and 58 participated in the debate.

During the 3 days of questioning at the National Assembly (June 13-15), more than 196 delegates asked questions and 58 participated in the debate.

Minister of Agriculture Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

From hunger to surplus is thanks to breeding achievements.

"Many delegates keep asking, "What are Vietnamese breeds like now?"... In a short time, we have gone from hunger to surplus, partly thanks to achievements in breeds. Overall, Vietnamese breeds (plant and animal breeds) are good" - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Pig surplus crisis is not the people's fault

"The most urgent issue with the pig surplus crisis right now is to open the market. This is not the responsibility of Mr. Industry and Trade, but of Mr. Agriculture. This is not the people's fault" - Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Mekong Delta landslides beyond the law

"The Mekong Delta was formed over 2 million years and is at risk of returning to the sea within the next 200 years" - Delegate Le Thanh Van.

"Never in tectonic history has the Mekong Delta been as damaged as it is now. This area is suffering from erosion beyond natural laws, as upstream activities flow here" - Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Minister's vision for the items that are about to be rescued?

"In the Minister's vision, in the future, there will be cases where agencies, organizations, and people will have to participate in rescue, as has been done with agricultural products: purple onions, watermelons, pork... If so, what is the name of that product so that people know how to prepare?" - Delegate Tran Duong Tuan.

Minister of Culture Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

I accept responsibility as the leader.

"Recent incidents related to state management at the Department of Performing Arts and the General Department of Tourism, regardless of the cause and reason, are truly regrettable. This is a profound lesson for the state management of the industry. As the Minister, I would like to take responsibility as the leader for the recent incidents" - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

The mistake in the Department of Performing Arts is elementary.

"With recent events in the Culture sector, has the Minister thought of a solution to purify and handle the shortcomings of human factors?" - Delegate Cao Thi Xuan.

"I affirm that if the staff's capacity was good, such things would not have happened in management. Regarding the update of 324 widely popular songs on the "licensing" section of the website of the Department of Performing Arts, these are unnecessary things. People did not request to update that song, but we updated it, even updated it in the wrong section, which is a very elementary mistake in state management" - Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

In Vietnam, on average there is a festival every hour.

"According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture, every year our country has nearly 8,000 folk festivals and village festivals, which means on average there are 22 festivals every day and one festival takes place every hour. Is that too much compared to our current life?" - Delegate Trieu The Hung.

Not difficult to manage then banned!

"If the Minister has a difficult mindset, should it be banned or not? Please, the Minister, just answer yes or no" - Delegate Duong Minh Tuan.

"I think that if it is difficult to manage, we should not ban it, but we should try to think of a way to manage it in a way that is suitable to the actual situation" - Minister Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien

Vietnam drug prices stable

"Vietnam's pharmaceutical market is stable and does not increase much. Among essential goods in the consumer price basket, drugs rank 9th or 10th, meaning they do not increase dramatically. According to an independent assessment by an international organization, the price of branded drugs in Vietnam is 10% lower than the average of 6 ASEAN countries" - Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

Before the examination, you must bow to the patient.

"Certainly, when service prices increase, the quality of medical examination and treatment must increase and the Ministry also recommends that before examination, patients must bow to each other" - Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

More than 7,000 medical staff have been disciplined.

"Along with the overload situation in many hospitals, patients often report that nurses or caregivers use many rude, disrespectful, and not to mention insulting words" - Delegate Nguyen Chien.

"We know that one bad apple spoils the barrel, and somewhere there are still cases of medical staff with bad attitudes. In the past, more than 7,000 medical staff in the entire industry have been disciplined from warnings, reprimands, hospital-wide warnings to expulsion from the industry" - Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

Don't aim for cheap healthcare

"We are right to prevent corruption and profiteering, but we need to aim at purchasing the best quality medicines, supplies, and medical equipment at reasonable prices. Don't aim for a cheap healthcare system" - Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

The Minister answered the same as the Minister of the previous 3 terms.

"I find the Minister's response very similar to the response of the Minister of Planning and Investment three terms ago. At that time, a National Assembly delegate had to comment in front of the hall that the Minister had issued a whole forest of laws but did not see any personal responsibility" - Delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy.

There is no such thing as asking for things in capital allocation.

"We accept responsibility with deference, and have not yet resolutely requested that ministries and local branches strictly implement the Law on Public Investment, the Resolution of the National Assembly, and the direction of the Government... There is no such thing as asking for permission in capital allocation, but all decisions are made by ministries and local branches" - Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

We have money but can't spend it all.

"Although the disbursement of public investment capital in 2016 and the first 5 months of 2017 was higher than the same period last year, it was still slow and did not fully allocate the budget. We have money but cannot spend it all, and the Government is partly responsible for this" - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

Anyone who thinks in terms of tenure is not worthy of being a cadre.

"Cadres with a tenure mindset do not deserve to be in the system. The tenure mindset is very sophisticated, it can be for the benefit of a group, because they want to show off for the next term, or because they see that their term has ended and they are no longer determined or trying" - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

Revoke decisions to appoint relatives in violation of regulations

"The phenomenon of appointing relatives and close relatives in violation of regulations has caused negative reactions in public opinion. The Government assigned the Ministry of Home Affairs to inspect 11 localities and discovered a number of violations. The Prime Minister requested the withdrawal of illegal appointment decisions" - Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.

Open keywords "correct procedure, lightning-fast appointment, rescue"

"I propose that the Government have stronger solutions to unlock keywords such as proper procedures, rapid appointments, rescue... that are gradually closing the trust of the people" - delegate Pham Thi Minh Hien.

According to VNE