Hanoi (VNA), July 6 -- National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has praised the efforts and determination of Hanoi in regard to economic development, with its GDP expanding 3.39 percent in the first half of 2020, higher than Vietnam's average of 1.81 percent.

Addressing the opening of the 15th meeting of the Hanoi People's Council on July 6, the NA leader said the success of an investment promotion conference in the city in late June affirmed its pioneering role in economic recovery and development now that the COVID-19 pandemic has been controlled.

Along with the Capital Law and Resolution No 97 issued on November 27, 2019 on the pilot implementation of the urban government model in Hanoi, the NA approved a resolution on a...