VOV.VN - China's military exercises in Vietnam's Hoang Sa archipelago, also known as the Parcel islands, violate the nation's sovereignty over the islands and run counter to the spirit of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC).

VOV.VN - The nation supports the launch of negotiations to create an ASEAN-Canada free trade area in order to facilitate trade and investment, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son while attending the ASEAN-Canada Post Ministerial Conference via a videoconference on August 5.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son urged India to continue its prompt and stable vaccine supply for ASEAN member states at the ASEAN – India ministerial meeting held on August 4 as part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-54) and related meetings.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has underlined the need to focus on COVID-19 response, and called on East Asia Summit (EAS) partners to support the equal supply of vaccines for ASEAN and raise vaccine self-sufficiency in the region.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers, while attending their 54th ministerial meeting (AMM), issued a joint communique, reaffirming their commitment to settle the sea-related disputes in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea, in Vietnam, by peaceful means in line with international law.

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the virtual ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) with Australia on August 4 as part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-54) and related meetings.

VOV.VN - The Foreign Ministers of ASEAN member states and the United States agreed to give priority to the fight against COVID-19 and post-pandemic economic recovery as part of future co-operation, during a meeting on August 4.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, as the coordinator of ASEAN-Japan relations, co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 3 together with his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu.

Vietnam's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on August 3 affirmed that ASEAN Plus Three cooperation in the past time has proved its value and promoted its role well in difficult times.

VOV.VN - The nation aspires Russia to help it ensure vaccine supplies, accelerate the implementation of signed vaccine contracts and vaccine production technology transfer, especially COVID-19 medicine production, and other medical supplies and medicines.