Hanoi, Nov. 20 -- The 15th National Assembly is discussing a sweeping package of education reforms during the ongoing 10th session in Hanoi on November 20, which is being broadcast live on radio and television.

The proposals under discussion include draft Law on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Law on Education, the amended Law on Higher Education, the draft revised Law on Vocational Education, and a draft resolution outlining special mechanisms and policies to realise the Politburo's Resolution 71 on breakthrough development in education and training.

The draft amendments to the Law on Education focus on decentralisation of authority to local levels and formally incorporate vocational upper-secondary education into...