Hanoi, Nov. 28 -- The National Assembly (NA) discussed the draft law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Urban and Rural Planning during its ongoing 10th session on the afternoon of November 28. Agreeing on the necessity of amending and adding certain provisions to the existing law, Nguyen Tam Hung, a deputy from Ho Chi Minh City, noted that the draft represents an important step forward in perfecting a unified, modern and transparent planning framework, aligned with the two-tier local administration model and the trend towards green, smart and sustainable urban development. Hung suggested that the drafting body consider adding a mechanism for identifying a "dominant planning unit" in cases of conflict between layers...