HANOI, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the country's top legislature, opened its 28th session on Monday, with a focus on preparations for the upcoming sixth session of the National Assembly.
Opening the 28th session, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said high on the working agenda are reports to be submitted to the National Assembly, which assess the socioeconomic and budget performance in 2018, socioeconomic development plans and state budget estimates for 2019, the mid-term outcomes of five-year plans on socioeconomic development, economic restructuring, national target programs, mid-term public investment plans and the national financial program, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The committee will also review three years of implementing support policies for socioeconomic development in mountainous and ethnic minority areas, and look into the remaining of the 2017 state budget and adjustment of the investment plan using government bonds for 2018.
Personnel matters are another important task for the committee at the ongoing session which is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday.
