The National Assembly Standing Committee started a Q&A session on finance and foreign affairs on Monday under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, as part of its ongoing 31^st sitting.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaking at the event

Deputy Head of the NA deputies' delegation of Da Nang Nguyen Duy Minh and Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong co-chaired the city's broadcasting bridge point. Also attending at the event was Standing Vice Chairman Tran Phuoc Son who is in charge of the municipal People's Council.

Speaking at the opening of the Q&A session, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that the selection of a group of questions at this session was carefully considered on the basis of synthesising information sources and proposals from delegation of the NA deputies and opinions of delegates, and reviewing the scope of questions at the 6^th session and the NA sessions from the beginning of the term to the present.

Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue requested ministers to uphold their sense of responsibility to clarify the issues raised by delegates, as well as provide practical, effective, and feasible solutions, in order to ensure both timely and effective overcoming of immediate weaknesses and limitations, while also creating long-term fundamental changes for each question. This will greatly contribute to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of administration and management to meet the requirements and expectations of voters and people nationwide.

In the morning, lawmakers directed their questions to the Finance Minister, including the management and oversight of insurance business activities and services, particularly in the life insurance sector; the evaluation and licensing procedures for financial service companies, the enforcement of laws surrounding lottery, betting, casinos, and electronic gaming with prizes; customs procedures and supervision; the fight against smuggling and illegal cross-border goods transportation; and price management and determination for State-priced goods and services.

In the afternoon, the session focused on issues under the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Questions posed by lawmakers covered a broad spectrum, including strategies for Vietnamese citizen protection abroad, addressing legal violations committed by both Vietnamese citizens abroad and foreign nationals within Viet Nam, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese fishermen; the implementation status of bilateral and multilateral agreements, with a specific emphasis on measures to promote economic, trade, and investment cooperation; support mechanisms to expand Viet Nam’s export markets and assist Vietnamese firms in avoiding fraud; promoting Viet Nam's tourism industry to the world, including visa exemptions for foreign tourists; and initiatives to combat corruption and other negative practices in diplomatic activities, among others.

Reporting by NGOC PHU - Translating by M.DUNG, T. TUNG