During the session held on June 4, the two sides reviewed the implementation of the tasks following the second round of the technical-level negotiations and discussed the orientation for the upcoming technical negotiation round.
A report on practicing thrift and combatting waste in the workplace in the 2016-2021 period from the National Assembly (NA) Supervision Delegation, which will be discussed at the ongoing NA session, noted that thousands of projects have violated regulations on investment procedures, causing losses and waste of nearly VND32 trillion ($1.3 billion). The report also identified other shortcomings causing waste in public investment, such as improper negotiations and contract signings, and inadequate project construction supervision, among others.