Hanoi, Dec. 10 -- Lawmakers on December 10 voted to adopt the revised Law on Planning and the revised Law on Deposit Insurance, during the ongoing 10th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).

With 428 out of 445 deputies voting in favour, equivalent to 90.49%, the NA approved the revised Law on Planning, a key piece of legislation aimed at removing bottlenecks, enhancing decentralisation and simplifying administrative procedures in planning activities.

Comprising six chapters and 58 articles, the revised law addresses long-standing issues of delays, overlaps and inconsistencies in planning. It clarifies the concept of "sectoral detailed planning", which will sit alongside national-level, regional and provincial planning, as well as ...