President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Group Christian Poncelet has critisised China ’s placement of the Haiyang Shiyou -981 oil rig in Vietnam ’s exclusive economic zone.
The Vietnamese people desire to live in peace and prosperity, with the respect of their neighbours, US Congressman Jason Chaffetz said in his statement released on May 16.
The first Game Fishing Association Championships is being held on May 17-18 at the Trang An Fishing Club in Hanoi.
President Truong Tan Sang on May 17 made a fact-finding tour of foreign-invested firms in the southern province of Binh Duong where workers were incited to violence by bad individuals, triggering social disorder and damage to investors’ assets.
Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang on May 17 talked on the phone with his Chinese counterpart Guo Sheng Kun over recent spontaneous protests against China’s illegal placement of its Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
An international press conference was held in Hanoi on May 17 to inform foreign reporters about bad individuals’ extremist actions that affected social order and safety in several localities in the country.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 28th session on May 17 following discussion on the socio-economic, security and defence efficiency of Tan Rai and Nhan Co bauxite projects in the Central Highlands.
The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on May 17 raised its voice to oppose China’s illegal placement of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in the East Sea,
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 17 issued a direction urging ministries and localities nationwide to continue applying comprehensive measures to reinforce social security and order.
A two-day national conference on paediatrics in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has reviewed the care for children in Vietnam and updated advances in the field.