VOV.VN - Vietnam on March 14 requested that China comply with international law, including the 2000 Gulf of Tonkin maritime delimitation agreement between the two countries, after China recently announced a new baseline in the waters.

The protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad has been carried out effectively and obtained many important results, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory had a strong impact on the struggle against colonialism of peoples around the world, according to General Secretary of the Brazil–Vietnam Friendship Association Pedro De Oliveira.

VOV.VN - Activities are getting underway in Vietnamese localities to commemorate 64 naval men who sacrificed their lives in the Johnson Reef naval battle 36 years ago to protect the Fatherland’s sovereignty over sacred sea and islands.

VOV.VN - Key lawmakers of the National Assembly Standing Committee are scheduled to debate seven bills and question two Government ministers during the 31st session of the committee that opened in Hanoi on March 14.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the US Department of State signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cultural cooperation and public affairs in Washington DC on March 13 (local time).

Vietnam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have cooperated fruitfully over the past 30 years, and their cooperation is expected to grow further in the next three decades, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on March 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has demonstrated its responsibility in engaging in the ReCAAP Agreement and effectively combating maritime crimes, said Major General Vu Trung Kien, Deputy Commander in charge of law of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) at the 18th ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) Governing Council Meeting in Singapore on March 13.

Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Pham Binh Dam has suggested the authority of the Macau Special Administrative Region take measures to resume and expand two-way tourism, including relaxing visa policies for Vietnamese visitors.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the sub-committee on personnel affairs of the 14th National Party Congress in Hanoi on March 13.