VOV.VN - More than a quarter of a century ago, ASEAN proposed the idea of formulating a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, although such an agreement has still yet to be reached.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) which was held both in person and via videoconference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February 17

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will work closely toward lifting their relationship to a level of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2022 in celebration of 30 years of diplomacy between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The United States attaches importance to the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam and wants to raise bilateral relationship to a higher level.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and his Uzbekistani counterpart Furkat Sidikov co-chaired the fifth political consultation via videoconference on January 21 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wants Vietnam and Malaysia to lift bilateral trade to US$ 20 billion by 2025 during a reception for outgoing Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on January 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam rejects China Daily's information that Vietnam is building an armed militia at sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the foreign ministry’s press briefing on January 20, while emphasizing that the information is incorrect and Vietnam completely refutes it.

VOV.VN - Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on January received Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long to exchange measures and orientations to promote the UK – Vietnam relations.

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on January 13 during which he requested China create more favourable conditions for Vietnamese farm products to enter its market.