NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the closing session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 14th National Assembly adopted several laws and resolutions on June 14, the last working day of the seventh session. The laws comprised the revised Law on Execution of Criminal Judgments, the law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Insurance Business and the Law on Intellectual Property, the amended Law on Education, and the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer. The resolutions included one approving Vietnam’s accession to the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Convention 98 on the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining, and another on the establishment of a supervision delegation of the NA in 2020. The adopted resolution of the seventh sitting said that the Government must keep a close watch on the reality to drastically instruct the … [Read more...] about NA passes laws, resolutions on last working day
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French parliament passes law to curb violent protests
French parliament passes law to curb violent protests Protesters wearing yellow vests stand behind a barricade as they face off with police during clashes as part of a national day of protest by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, December 8, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS (REUTERS) - France’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at curbing violent protests in response to three months of anti-government demonstrations by the grassroots “yellow vests” movement. Despite criticism that the law could curb civil liberties, it passed the lower house, the national assembly, by 387 votes to 92 thanks to the comfortable majority enjoyed by President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist LREM party. It will now be discussed in the upper house, but the assembly has the last word. The “anti-casseurs” (anti-hooligan) law bans protesters from hiding their faces, gives police greater powers to extract potential trouble-makers from demonstrations, … [Read more...] about French parliament passes law to curb violent protests
National Assembly passes three laws on June 12
The National Assembly passed three draft laws during the morning sitting on June 12, which are the Law on Cyber Security, the Law on Competition (revised) and the Law on Denunciation (revised) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly passed three draft laws during the morning sitting on June 12, which are the Law on Cyber Security, the Law on Competition (revised) and the Law on Denunciation (revised). The Law on Cyber Security was approved with 86.86 percent of votes. It has 7 chapters and 43 articles, regulating activities to protect national security and ensure social order and safety on cyberspace, and responsibilities of agencies, organisations and individuals concerned. Before voting, the NA heard a report delivered by Chairman of the NA Committee for National Defence and Security Vo Trong Viet on the revisions made to the draft law based on NA deputies’ opinions. The Chairman said the revisions include stipulations that agencies and … [Read more...] about National Assembly passes three laws on June 12
Vietnam set to pass laws on cyber security, special economic zones at 20-day meeting
Vietnam's highest legislative body, the National Assembly, started their summer session on Monday and is expected to approve eight bills, including two on cyber security and special economic zones which have sparked heated debates over the past months. Nearly 500 members of the 14th National Assembly will meet in Hanoi until June 14 and around 40 percent of the session will be aired live on national television. Vietnam has planned to establish three special economic zones (SEZ): Van Don in the northern Quang Ninh Province, Bac Van Phong in the central Khanh Hoa Province and Phu Quoc in the southern Kien Giang Province. The Ministry of Planning and Investment estimates that the SEZs will be able to bring a total of $9.5 billion each year to state coffers from tax payments and land related fees. In 2030, the total number of jobs created in the three areas is estimated to be over 760,000, with income per capita up to $13,000, 5.4 times the current level. Many experts have said that the … [Read more...] about Vietnam set to pass laws on cyber security, special economic zones at 20-day meeting
New Zealand passes law to quash historic gay convictions
WELLINGTON - New Zealand’s parliament has passed legislation to erase historic convictions for engaging in gay sex, saying the bill would help right past injustices. Homosexuality was decriminalised in New Zealand in 1986, but people who were convicted before then still had the offence listed on their official records. Lawmakers unanimously passed a bill late on Tuesday allowing people convicted of consensual homosexual sex to have their records expunged. "I would like to apologise again to all the men and members of the rainbow community who have been affected by the prejudice, stigma and other negative effects caused by convictions for historical homosexual offences," Justice Minister Andrew Little said. "This bill sends a clear signal that discrimination against gay people is no longer acceptable, and that we are committed to putting right wrongs from the past." The justice department said the convictions related to three offences that were dropped in 1986 -- sodomy, … [Read more...] about New Zealand passes law to quash historic gay convictions