HANOI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The 15th National Assembly of Vietnam, the country's top legislature, opened its fifth session in the capital of Hanoi on Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Lawmakers are scheduled to debate and approve eight draft laws and three draft resolutions and review nine other bills.
The draft laws include amendments to consumer protection, procurement process, pricing, electronic transactions, cooperative unions, as well as attempts to revise and amend articles of a law on the police force, a law on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens and regulations on entry, exist and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.
The session is set to cast light on property and housing management, real estate market and business amid greater scrutiny of fundraising activities by real estate companies to deter speculation and price manipulation.
During the session, the legislators will also discuss issues concerning socio-economic development and the state budget, among others.
The session is set to be divided into two smaller blocks of time with the first one scheduled to last from May 22 to June 10 and the second from June 19 to June 23. ■
