Hanoi (VNA), Oct. 21 -- The 14th-tenure National Assembly (NA) opened its 8th session in Hanoi on October 21.

Prior to the opening ceremony, Party and State leaders and NA deputies paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the late leader's mausoleum.

The session's opening plenum was attended by Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong; NA leaders and deputies; former Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders; along with officials of ministries and sectors, and foreign representative agencies in Vietnam.

Following the opening speech by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, participants listened to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reporting on the implementation outcomes of the socio-economic development plan for ...