Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Quang Hiệu delivers an opening speech at the eighth ocean dialogue. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The eighth ocean dialogue was held on Wednesday in Hà Nội on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of UNCLOS with the theme of promoting maritime cooperation …
Read More »UNCLOS significant to int’l peace, security: experts
VNA Photo for illustration. HÀ NỘI — Experts in a recent TV talk show underscored the significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Vietnam’s engagement in this deal. The talk show was held by the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission …
Read More »Việt Nam, India agree to foster deeper partnership
Vietnamese Foreign Ministers Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishanka. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW DELHI — Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties in all fields and raise two-way trade to US$15 billion in 2022. Meeting in New Delhi …
Read More »Việt Nam hopes UNCLOS Group of Friends play greater role in responding to emerging challenges
Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, speaking at the event. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK — Nearly 100 member states of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) held a ceremony on June 14 (US time) …
Read More »Việt Nam asks China to cease militarisation in South China Sea, reasserts sovereignty over islands
Deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng. — Photo from the ministry HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Thursday asked China to end its militarisation in the South China Sea in violation of Việt Nam’s territories and to refrain from escalating tensions. Phạm Thu …
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