Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Việt Nam Lê Thị Thu Hằng during Thursday press briefing held in Hà Nội. — Photo from the ministry HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Thursday denounced China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago as a serious violation …
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has had talks with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính praised the cooperation between the defence ministries and armies of Việt Nam and India while receiving visiting …
Read More »Vietnamese, Indonesian defence chiefs discuss South China Sea, maritime information sharing
Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Văn Giang and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto review the honor guard of the Việt Nam People’s Army in the capital city of Hà Nội on Friday. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Văn …
Read More »Vietnamese fisheries association slams China’s fishing ban in South China Sea
A Vietnamese fishing boat operating in the East Sea. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Văn Nhật HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its objection to China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Việt Nam), saying …
Read More »Cooperation through Party channel orients Việt Nam-China ties: Party officials
Lê Hoài Trung, Chairman of the Communist Party of Việt Nam’s Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, and Chinese counterpart Song Tao, sign cooperation documents between the two agencies. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phương Hoa HÀ NỘI — Cooperation through Party channel plays an important role in orienting the ties between Việt …
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Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn (R) has telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn had telephone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi late Thursday. Sơn congratulated China on its achievements in socio-economic …
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 …
Read More »Việt Nam refutes ‘false’ claim on militia deployment in East Sea
‘ Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng at the press briefing. Photo baoquocte.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam “completely refutes” the claim that it deployed maritime militia on fishing vessels in the East Sea, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng announced during a …
Read More »Việt Nam opposes South China Sea claims inconsistent with international law: spokesperson
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the South China Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of …
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