A US senator has said that his country attaches special importance to and wishes to further promote comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam , especially relations between the two parliaments.
The new site of China’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, after it was moved to on the morning of May 27, is still completely within Vietnam’s continental shelf and the rig’s operation at this site violates Vietnam’s sovereign right and jurisdiction.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received visiting Chairman of the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee under the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Benjamin Cardin in Hanoi on May 27.
At 5:30 am on May 27, the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou- 981, illegally stationed in Vietnam’s waters by China, moved 4 nautical miles east-northeast at a speed of 4.5 nautical miles per hour.
Increasing both regional and international cooperation in preserving biodiversity and countering illegal cross-border trade in endangered flora and fauna has been defined as a key mission of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN), a workshop heard in Hanoi on May 27.
(VOV) - The Vietnam Writers’ Association (VWA) on May 26 launched a translation centre in Hanoi as part of the association’s efforts to promote the nation’s literature across the globe.
In an article published in the English language daily Vietnam News on May 27, AvilashRoul (Ph.D.), Senior Fellow at Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC), India, said China is a true case of showing off muscle power in its influence without respecting international accepted norms.
(VOV) - A childhood world fair for children will kick start in Hanoi on May 29 in anticipation of International Children’s Day (June 1).
The Vietnamese communities in Sweden and Canada on May 25 held peace rallies to protest against China’s illegal placement of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s pilot project to grow some kinds of vegetable and raise cattle in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has seen initial progress.