Second session of the 16th National Assembly opens

The 2nd Session of the 16th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on October 17 morning.

The session is expected to review and approve 43 laws, legal resolutions, and decisions on many important issues regarding socio-economic matters, the state budget, and public investment for 2027.

Divided into two phases, the session is  schedulted to last 28 days, until  November 21, 2026. According to the schedule, Phase 1 will take place from October 17 to November 14, and Phase 2 from November 20 to 21.

During the period from November 15 to 19, the National Assembly will take a break for the agencies of the National Assembly, the Government, and relevant agencies to absorb, revise, and finalize draft laws and resolutions before presenting them to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.

One of the key contents of the session is to review and evaluate the implementation of the socio-economic development plan for 2026, and approve the socio-economic development plan for 2027.

The National Assembly will also review the implementation of the state budget for 2026; adopt the state budget estimate for 2027 and the allocation plan for the central budget in 2027.

Regarding public investment, the National Assembly will review the results of the implementation of the 2026 plan, approve the 2027 plan, including the state budget for the public investment plin an 2027, while approve the state budget settlement for 2025.

The National Assembly is expected to review and approve 43 laws and legal resolutions while providing opinions on 4 draft laws. Notably, the National Assembly will simultaneously review three draft amendments to laws that have a significant impact on investment, business activities, and people's lives, including the Land Law, the Housing Law, and the Real Estate Business Law.

Alongside this, the National Assembly is expected to provide opinions on four draft laws, including the Maritime and Inland Waterway Code of Vietnam, the Food Safety Law (amended), the Law on Derivatives Trading, and the Law on Cultural Industry Development.

According to the proposed schedule, the National Assembly dedicates one day, November 12, to conduct questioning and answering, focusing on two groups of key areas with the direct participation of two Ministers in responding.