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The head of the Health Examination Inspection Bureau, Luu Cong Hong, talks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Solidarity) newspaper about the recently passed ban on smoking in public places.  VnnNews - The head of the Health Examination Inspection Bureau, Luu Cong Hong, talks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Solidarity) newspaper about the recently passed...

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National Assembly member Nguyen Van Pha told VietNamNet reporters that it is difficult for deputies to carry out their responsibilities as legislators if they also hold down other positions.   VietNamNet: As one of the three deputies who are members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, what are your advantages in comparison...

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Many members of the National Assembly Standing Committee said that it is unnecessary to approve the Capital Law this year to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary.  At the NA Standing Committee’s session, which opened on February 9, the government asked to add the draft Capital Law to the NA’s agenda 2010 and to approve...

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“Attending National Assembly sessions is a bit stressful because we sit for days, but actually, I’m more stressed on my ‘normal’ days,” says Deputy Pham Quoc Anh in an interview with VietNamNet.    Pham Quoc Anh was born in April 11 1940 in the northern province of Hung Yen. He lives in Hanoi at...

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VietNamNet talks with Deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh, who posed three questions to the Prime Minister during the National Assembly’s last session. I and many other deputies and constituents wished for a law to ban doctors from taking money and gifts from patients and their families before or during the treatment process.  Of course,...

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VnnNews - In the latest in our “Discover our Vietnamese Congressmen” series, VietNamNet talked with congress deputy Duong Trung Quoc, who is also a historian.< /> Insider view of National Assembly Duong Trung Quoc was born on June 2 1947 in Ben Tre province. He graduated from the History Faculty of the Hanoi University...

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Laws to provide all Vietnamese aged 60 and above with special treatment will come into effect next year. They were announced by the Presidential Office yesterday. The Minister of Health Nguyen Quoc Trieu (L) at the meeting. (Photo: VNN)The laws, referred to as the Elderly Law and the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, were passed at...

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NA Standing Committee to approve working programme for 2010; Italy wants to expand cooperative ties with Vietnam; Festival promotes Vietnam-India friendship; NA Chairman calls for global support in fight against AIDS NA Standing Committee to approve working programme for 2010 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will approve its working...

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A year-old law clamping down on domestic violence is being implemented at a snail’s pace, according to report from the five provinces of Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, . . . Students draw pictures related to domestic violence issues during a public awareness programme run by the National Committee for Population.The report, released on Wednesday,...

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