8th Session, 15th National Assembly

Finalizing the merger of district and commune levels of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and 10 provinces

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After the merger, 12 provinces and cities are expected to reduce 1/6 of district-level units and 161/361 commune-level units. Of which, the largest reduction is in Hanoi (53/109 units).

Clarifying preferential allowances for teachers

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In the draft Law on Teachers, the content that received the attention of delegates was the salary, allowance and treatment policy for teachers.

The National Assembly begins to consider many important contents

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On the morning of November 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee opened its 39th session to consider many important contents.

Submitting to the National Assembly the North-South high-speed railway project worth over 67 billion USD

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On November 13, at the 8th Session, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang, authorized by the Prime Minister, submitted to the National Assembly the investment policy for the high-speed railway project on the North-South axis.

Inadequate treatment of officials and workers

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National Assembly delegates said that the treatment of officials and employees working at drug rehabilitation facilities is not commensurate with the requirements and tasks of the job.

Heated tobacco devices have a place to use cannabis

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Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri said that heated tobacco devices have a place to use marijuana. Therefore, do not ignore or ignore heated tobacco.

Funding source to implement basic salary of 2.34 million VND in 2025

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The National Assembly's resolution identifies the source of funds used to implement the basic salary of VND 2.34 million/month in 2025.

Difficult to destroy 100% of drug-related hotspots

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According to the delegate, the goal of destroying all drug-related hotspots is too high and difficult to achieve in the context of increasingly sophisticated drug hotspots and subjects.

Project report submitted to National Assembly is all rosy

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Delegates recommended that in the pre-feasibility assessment report, subjective and objective causes must be predicted in advance in order to have solutions to overcome project difficulties.

High-speed railway loans will not exceed 30%

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Minister Nguyen Van Thang said that if there is a loan to build a high-speed railway, it will not exceed 30% of the total investment (more than 67 billion USD), and will not be dependent.

High-speed rail ticket prices are unlikely to compete with airplanes

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National Assembly delegate Thach Phuoc Binh is concerned that ticket prices for the North-South high-speed railway will be difficult to compete with Vietjet Air.

Research on extending high-speed railway to the West

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Delegates proposed studying the North-South high-speed railway extending to the West, because these are provinces that do not have many highways.

It costs 25,000 billion each year to operate and maintain high-speed railways

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According to the report, from 2036 to 2066, the annual operating and maintenance costs of the North-South high-speed railway project will be over VND25,000 billion.

24 special policies to build North-South high-speed railway

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The high-speed railway project proposes 24 special policies under the authority of the National Assembly and the Government to soon complete the entire project as scheduled.

Pilot commercial housing on defense and security land

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For land removed from national defense and security land, priority is given to implementing commercial housing projects for sale and lease to armed forces.