Hanoi, May 5 -- The 9th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) officially opened at the NA building in Hanoi on May 5. The opening is broadcast live on channels VTV1 of the Vietnam Television and VOV1 of Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

Before the opening ceremony, leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front, and NA deputies paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum. The 9th session is being held in two stages, with the first from May 5 - 29 and the second from June 11 - 30. It holds particular importance as it is aimed at promptly institutionalising the policies and conclusions of the Party Central Committee and its Politburo and Secretariat, especially those recently adopted at the 11th plenum of...