Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The result of the votes of confidence for 48 officials holding positions elected and approved by the National Assembly was announced yesterday during the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân enjoyed the highest rate of “high confidence” which was 90.1 per cent. The rate for “confidence” was 7.01 per cent. Meanwhile, 81.03 per cent of deputies gave Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc high confidence votes and 14.2 per cent cast confidence votes in him. Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh earned a “high confidence” rating in 66.5 per cent of voters and “confidence” of 30.1 per cent of voters. Speaking to the press on the sidelines, Minister Nhạ said the low score would serve as “motivation for me personally and the entire [education] sector to improve ourselves and have more robust solutions” to address the long-standing issues facing Vietnamese schools. Other Government members suffering from low rates of “high confidence” include Nguyễn Văn Thể, Minister of Tranport; Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Lê Vĩnh Tân, Minister of Home Affairs; Phạm Hồng Hà, Minister of Construction; Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Minister of Investment and Planning; and Chu Ngọc Anh, Minister of Science and Technology. The NA later passed a resolution on the outcomes of confidence votes. Anti-corruption debates Earlier the same day, the discussion on the draft revised anti-corruption law showed deputies’ views still differed on several major issues in the bill. Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee of… [Read full story]
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