HANOI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's National Assembly, its top legislature, on Thursday appointed a new transport minister and a new government inspector general.
Vietnamese legislators appointed Secretary of the Soc Trang provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van The, 51, holder of a doctoral degree in transport, as minister of transport, and Secretary of the Bac Lieu provincial Party Committee Le Minh Khai, 53, holder of a master's degree in accounting and auditing, as government inspector general.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the National Assembly relieved Truong Quang Nghia of the post of minister of transport and Phan Van Sau of the post of government inspector general.
Now, Truong Quang Nghia is secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee, and Phan Van Sau is secretary of the Soc Trang provincial Party Committee.
From Oct. 23 to Nov. 24, the National Assembly will approve six draft laws on public debt management, seafood, forest protection and development, planning, credit institutions, and Vietnam's representative organizations in foreign countries.
The top legislature will also give comments on nine other bills including those on national defense, network security, sports, competition, state secret protection, anti-corruption and special administrative-economic zones.
