Hanoi, Nov. 9 -- The 16th National Assembly (NA) convened in plenary session on November 9 as part of its second sitting, voting to adopt resolutions on the State budget estimates and the allocation of the central budget for 2027.

During the day, legislators discussed draft laws amending and supplementing provisions of the Law on Social Insurance, the Labour Code, the Law on Archives, the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on Red Cross Activities and the Law on Employment.

They also considered amendments to laws on occupational safety and hygiene, children, persons with disabilities, medical examination and treatment, pharmacy, the elderly, health insurance, and tobacco harm prevention and control.

The draft law amending and supplementing...