The National Assembly hears the presentation of the draft Law on the Press (amended).

One of the notable items on the 13th working day of the 10th session (November 4th) is that the National Assembly will hear Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son, authorized by the Prime Minister, present the draft Law on Journalism (amended).

The draft Law on the Press (amended) is being developed to ensure the Party's leadership and the State's management of the press; to maximize positive aspects and minimize shortcomings and weaknesses in journalistic activities; to ensure the uniformity and consistency of the legal system on the press; and to ensure the feasibility of legal regulations on the press in the political, economic, social, and journalistic context of Vietnam.

The Press Law (1989) consists of 7 chapters and 31 articles; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Press Law (1999) has 36 articles. The draft amended Press Law consists of 6 chapters with 60 articles, including 31 newly drafted articles and 29 articles amending and supplementing the provisions of the current Press Law.

* Also on the morning agenda, the National Assembly will discuss several contentious issues in the draft Law on Statistics (amended).

The Statistics Law was passed by the National Assembly on June 17, 2003, and came into effect on January 1, 2004.

After more than 10 years of implementation, the Statistics Law and its guiding documents have had a positive impact on statistical work; creating a legal basis for statistical activities; affirming the important role of statistical work, the legal status of statistical agencies, and strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of State management in statistical work.

Thanks to this, statistical information has contributed to helping the Party, the National Assembly, and the Government formulate and manage macroeconomic policies, promote growth, socio-economic development, and solve many problems arising in the country's socio-economic life.

However, the 2003 Statistics Law has also revealed shortcomings compared to the increasingly high demands of analysis, planning, and policy management in the process of the country's international economic integration. This necessitates the early amendment of the Law to address existing problems and obstacles in current statistical activities, meet the requirements of statistical work in the process of reform, and contribute to the fulfillment of socio-economic development tasks.

* Also during today's working session, National Assembly delegates discussed in the plenary hall the assessment of the results of implementing national target programs for the period 2011-2015; and the development and proposal of investment policies for national target programs for the period 2016-2020.

According to Chinhphu.vn