Hanoi, Nov. 5 -- The 16th National Assembly (NA) opened its November 5 morning plenary by listening to a proposal to expand the second-session agenda and voting on the addition.

Lawmakers then reviewed a submission and appraisal report on the investment policy for a 2026-2035 national target programme on drug and crime prevention and control. The topic will move to group discussions in the afternoon.

The rest of the morning goes to a bill covering the protection of important works related to national security and the law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on the Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools and the Law on Firefighting, Rescue and Salvage.

In the afternoon, legislators will deb...