Hanoi, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that legislation must both remove obstacles and create an open yet manageable framework that fosters development while chairing the Government's first law-making session in the month to review and give opinions on nine draft laws on September 8.

He underlined that law-making should strengthen the Party's leadership, broaden consultations with stakeholders, facilitate growth, serve the people, streamline administrative procedures, promote decentralisation, and stay closely aligned with realities.

The PM requested that draft amendments clearly explain why provisions are removed, refined, or supplemented, and why decentralisation is necessary. New draft laws, he noted, must fully re...