INS SAHYADRI ship of the Indian Navy docked at Nhà Rồng Wharf in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu HCM CITY — Two Indian naval ships with more than 500 crewmembers arrived at Nhà Rồng Wharf on Friday, beginning a three-day friendship visit to HCM City. The visit by …
Read More »Việt Nam denounces China’s military drill, asserts sovereignty over island chains in South China Sea
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 …
Read More »Vietnamese PM hopes India will help promote effective implementation of sea laws in the region
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 »President calls for stronger Việt Nam-Indonesia defence cooperation
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto on Friday in Hà Nội as part of the latter’s visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday called on the defence ministries of Việt Nam and Indonesia to bolster consultations …
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 »US lawmakers support ASEAN’s central role in region
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi addressed the working lunch. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang WASHINGTON — Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and leaders of other ASEAN countries had a working lunch with US lawmakers in Washington DC on May 12 (US time). …
Read More »PM meets President Pro Tempore of US Senate in Washington D.C
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy and key senators of the US Senate in Washington DC on May 11. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy and key US senators in Washington …
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 »Vietnamese, Japanese PMs hold talks, pledging further cooperation in defence-security, post-COVID recovery
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio discussed in-depth Việt Nam and Japan’s bilateral relations, as well as international and regional issues of …
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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