The State of Vietnam was the first state in history to exercise its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) since they were ownerless pieces of land, at least since the 17th century. Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence that has legal value to testify to its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, an expert has said.

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and senior officials of the Party and State of Laos on March 10 inspected the progress of the National Assembly Building in Vientiane - a gift from Vietnam to Laos, which will serve the 9th legislature’s first session from March 22-26.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh invited New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to visit Hanoi during their phone talks on March 10.

The 11th ASEAN Military Operations Meeting (AMOM-11) was held via videoconference on March 10 under the chair of Brigadier General Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd, Joint Force Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Long on March 10 to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc held online talks on March 10 with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Thongloun Sisoulith and Samdech Techno Hun Sen, agreeing to facilitate cross-border trade between the three countries.

Vietnam and India have agreed to quickly carry out defence cooperation activities after the COVID-19 pandemic is put under control and the two Governments remove movement restrictions.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on March 8 launched the ASEAN Regional Study on Women, Peace and Security which presents evidence-based recommendations to support member states in enhancing women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding and conflict prevention, resolutions in line with regional and international commitments.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on international organisations and the Sudanese government to make a greater effort to protect civilians in the African state.

VOV.VN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sounded his appreciation for the nation’s various achievements in terms of its renewal process, economic development, regional and international integration, and further improvements of citizen’s welfare.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh and Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza discussed a range of measures aimed at strengthening the friendship and co-operation between the two countries during their phone talks held on March 5.

The first ASEAN-France Development Partnership Committee (AF-DPC) Meeting took place on March 4 in the form of a video conference.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and Minister for Asia at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Nigel Adams showed their elation at the positive and comprehensive development of the Vietnam-UK relationship during their phone talks on March 4.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh held phone talks with Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on March 4, during which they discussed measures to bolster trade exchange and speed up post-pandemic economic recovery, as well as the facilitation of travelling between the two sides.

VOV.VN - Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has lauded Vietnam’s increasing role both regionally and globally in recent times and expressed his desire to further strengthen cooperative relations between the two countries.

Foreign ministers of the ten ASEAN member states convened an informal meeting via videoconference on March 2 to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Marcelino Medina Gonzalez held the sixth political consultation at the deputy foreign ministerial level on March 2 in the form of a videoconference.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on March 2 attended a virtual Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, during which he affirmed Vietnam, as an active and responsible member of the ASEAN Community, commits to working with other member states of the bloc in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Russia attaches great importance to its strategic partnership with Vietnam in the new context, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry has affirmed.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has written an article highlighting the potential of growing cooperation in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), on the occasion of its 25th founding anniversary on March 1.

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang presented his letter of credential to ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi at a virtual ceremony on February 26, officially becoming Vietnam’s representative to the ASEAN.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has welcomed the recent progress towards general elections in Palestine as an important step for unity and reconciliation in the region.

VOV.VN - A leading Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) raised concerns regarding the worsening humanitarian situation in Syria during a UNSC meeting on February 25.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations held a teleconference on February 25 to inform authorities of Saint Petersburg city and several agencies in Russia about the results of the 13th National Party Congress.

Vietnam's permanent missions to the United Nations (UN) in New York and Geneva have recently sent diplomatic notes to the UN and countries informing the candidacy of Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao to the International Law Commission for the 2023-2027 tenure, marking the official start of the Vietnamese candidate's campaign for re-election to the UN.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese senior leaders on February 25 sent congratulations to Kuwaiti leaders on the country’s 60th National Day (February 25).

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Thani Thongphakdi exchanged views on cooperation between the two countries and ministries, along with regional and international issues of shared concern, during their online talks on February 24.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has cabled a telegram of congratulation to Japanese Emperor Naruhito on his 61st birth anniversary.

Leaders of countries, parties and international friends over recent days continued to send in congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong over his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 13th tenure.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and delivered remarks at an open debate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on addressing climate-related risks to international peace and security, which was held in the form of video conferencing on February 23.