National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivers his closing remarks at the National Assembly Standing Committee's 4th session in Hanoi on July 29, 2026. (Photo: VNA)

    National Assembly Standing Committee concludes fourth session

    During its fourth session, the National Assembly Standing Committee considered and gave opinions on 28 of the 33 items to be submitted to the NA at its first extraordinary session, as well as two draft laws scheduled for consideration at the legislature's second sitting.

    Thien Mu Pagoda, one of Hue’s distinctive cultural tourism attractions. (Photo: Le Dinh Hoang)

    An opportunity for heritage cities

    In the current context, cultural identity, the quality of the living environment, tourism appeal and creative capacity are increasingly becoming the decisive factors underpinning a city's competitiveness. In other words, what was once regarded as the “heritage of the past” is gradually becoming the “resource of the future”.