Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked ministries and localities to take care of the living environment of the people following the environmental incident caused by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation.

 Vietnam wants to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with the US State of Virginia, especially in science-technology, education, trade, agriculture and seaports, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh.

 Vietnamese officials have actively participated in discussion panels of the 32nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which concluded on July 1 with 34 resolutions approved.

China’s announcement of winning support from 60 countries in the East Sea case has attracted the special attention of the international community. But then, the truth was revealed: China did not tell the truth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – By July 20, any government agency that still uses paper meeting invitations will be reprimanded, said HCM City Vice Chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen. This is a move to promote e-government in the city.

Cambodia needs to learn from the valuable experience shared by the Vietnamese Party and Government in the implementation of policies towards ethnic minorities.

A Party delegation led by head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan paid working visits to Chile and Argentina from June 27-30.

The UK continues to work with Vietnam to increase trade and investment between the two countries after the British vote to leave the EU, said Lesley Craig, Charge d’Affairs of the British Embassy in Vietnam.

 There is a firm basis for ASEAN helping settle disputes involving several of its member states and China in the East Sea, said Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.

 The effective cooperation between the Presidential Offices of Laos and Vietnam has contributed to bolstering the long-standing friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, said President Tran Dai Quang.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged ministries and sectors to ensure the progress of building legal documents as well as their quality.

 Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has called for efforts to deal with incomplete documents guiding the implementation of laws and ordinances with heed paid to ensuring their quality and feasibility.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong praised Victoria Kwakwa’s attainments during her seven-year position as the World Bank’s Country Director for Vietnam at a farewell reception in Hanoi on June 30.

 Vietjet Air and the Incheon Tourism Organisation (ITO) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on June 30 signed an agreement to promote strategic cooperation in developing products and services, to facilitate travel between the two countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly yesterday agreed to postpone implementation of the newly amended Penal Code until all errors are fixed. 

 Vietnam vehemently condemns a suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on June 28, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said on June 30.

 Deputies of the HCMC People’s Council on June 28 elected Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam chairwoman of the council and Nguyen Thanh Phong chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee for the 2016-2021 term.

 An arbitration court hearing the dispute between China and the Philippines over the East Sea will deliver its decision on July 12, it said in a statement on June 29.

A strengthened co-operative mechanism between the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other State anti-corruption agencies is needed to better oversee and detect corruption, participants said at a conference to review results of Anti-Corruption Law 2005.

Myanmar’s Ambassador Win Hlaing was awarded with the insignia “For peace and friendship among nations” during a ceremony in Hanoi on June 29.