VOV.VN - Vietnam has established sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands in accordance with international law, and any effort to change the status quo is null and void, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Sixty-two Vietnamese citizens who had stayed illegally in China were returned to Vietnamese authorities on January 19 at the Ly Van Border Gate in the northern province of Cao Bang.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers developing relations with China the strategic choice and top priority in its foreign policy, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said at a reception hosted by the Chinese ambassador marking 74 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and China.

VOV.VN - Senior leaders of Vietnam and China have exchanged messages of congratulation on the 74th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries (January 18).

VOV.VN - Retail petrol prices rose between VND370-500 per litre from 3pm on January 18 to approximately VND22,500 per litre for RON95-III following the latest review by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Foreign firms from 154 countries worldwide, including Vietnam, are expected to attend the seventh China International Import (CIIE 2024) which is slated to run from November 5 to 10, 2024, heard a press conference held in Hanoi on January 16.

Vietnam serves as chair of the sessions on food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary measures during this time’s negotiations on the upgrade of the ASEAN - China Free Trade Area (ACFTA), expected to further facilitate Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s exports to China.

VOV.VN - On the basis of steadfastly carrying out the 'One China' policy, Vietnam maintains and develops folk and non-governmental ties with Taiwan in the fields of economics, trade, investment, science and technology, culture, and education without developing any state-level relations with Taiwan.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a get-together on January 12 for overseas Vietnamese living, working and studying in China ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, which falls on February 10 this year.

The 18th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12, with a focus on experience and solutions to enhance the protection of the ecological environment during the process of national construction and modernisation.