Hanoi, Feb. 17 -- The National Assembly (NA) on February 17 passed the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on the Organisation of the NA at its ongoing 9th extraordinary session, with all 461 present legislators, or 96.44% of the total number of deputies, casting "yes" votes.

Notably, the term extraordinary session is changed to irregular session.

In addition to two regular sittings each year, the legislature will organise irregular sessions at the request of the State President, the NA's Standing Committee, the Prime Minister, or at least one-third of the deputies. These sessions are intended to promptly address urgent matters within the NA's authority, thus meeting the needs of socio-economic development, nation...