VOV.VN - Vietnam consistently regards Japan as its most important and long-term strategic partner, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a reception held on July 10 in Hanoi for Koichi Hagiuda, chairman of the Policy Research Council of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is on a working visit to the country.

VOV.VN - The working groups of Vietnam and China on July 4 held two rounds of negotiations on the waters beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and on cooperation for mutual development at sea, in Guangdong, China.

VOV.VN - Meteorologists are warning of one of the most intense heat waves that has been gripping parts of the northern and north-central regions of Vietnam, with daytime temperatures set to soar past 39℃.

A Vietnamese delegation attended the 13th annual conference on the East Sea held by the Washington DC-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on June 29 (Vietnam time).

VOV.VN - The Department of Foreign Affairs of the central province of Quang Ngai and the northern Chinese province of Hebei organized an online conference on June 20 as part of efforts to discuss a score of measures aimed at strengthening their bilateral partnership.

VOV.VN - India wishes to strengthen comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam, including in the field of national defense, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang, during their talks in New Delhi, on June 19.

A conference themed “East Sea and the Sovereignty of Vietnam” was held in Paris on June 10, attracting the participation of many Vietnamese and foreign scholars.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 10 rejected China’s stance after Beijing blatantly said that its Xiang Yang Hong 10 survey vessel was operating legally in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son have agreed to continue strengthening exchange visits and meetings at all levels with a view to bringing cooperation between the two countries to new heights in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - Vietnam follows with keen interest any developments in the East Sea (known internationally as South China Sea), following Chinese survey vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 illegally operating in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.