Highlights of the week (from July 18th to July 24th)

First session of 14th National Assembly opens
The first session of the 14th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on July 20th with the ceremony broadcast live on the national television and radio channels.
Team established to inspect Formosa project’s dumping activities
Chairman of the Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee has decided to establish a team to inspect the dumping of waste into the environment and the handling of the dumping by the Formosa project in the province.

ASEAN senior officials gather in Vientiane

The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) took place in Vientiane, Laos, on July 22nd, with the aim to prepare for the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings slated for two days later.
Vietnamese people in Poland welcome the ruling of PCA
The Vietnamese community in Poland recently held a meeting in the capital Warsaw to welcome the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) based in The Hague, the Netherlands, rejecting the groundless claims of China for waters within the so-called "nine-dash line" in the East Sea.
Vietnamese people in Berlin organize requiem for martyr heroes
A requiem to commemorate and express gratitude to martyr heroes, who sacrificed themselves for the independence and territorial integrity of the country, was organized at Tu An Pagoda in Berlin, Germany on July 17th.
Voters’ concerns, aspirations voiced at 14th NA’s first session
The reform of the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels towards higher standards was among voters’ proposals included in a report delivered by the head of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee during the first session of the 14th National Assembly on July 20th.
Legal matters involving PCA’s rulings featured at seminar
Legal matters involving the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, were featured at an international workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23rd./.