National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will deliver a key note speech to open the session. Then deputies listen to reports evaluating implementation of socio-economic development and state budget plans for 2017 and early 2018. They also listen to reports summarizing voters’ recommendations and verifying the government’s reports on socio-economic and state budget performance. Lawmakers are expected to pass 8 bills and one draft resolution, and discuss 8 other draft laws. For the first time, the meeting will see an immediate Q&A session. Lawmakers will make questions for no more than one minute each and the respondents must answer immediately for no more than 3 minutes.