A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to France and Representative of the State President to the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Dinh Toan Thang attended the 44th session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (CMF 44) in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, from November 4-5.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for the European Commission (EC) to remove its “yellow card” against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam at a reception in Hanoi on November 2 for Valdis Dombrovskis, the visiting executive vice president of the EC.

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat, and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission paid a working visit to Sweden from October 28 – November 1.

Gen. Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, had talks with Sen. Lt. Gen. He Weidong, Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China, in Beijing on October 28.

The international conference on the East Sea plays an important role in enhancing mutual understanding and promoting international community’s joint efforts to maintain peace, prosperity and sustainable development in the East Sea, according to experts.

VOV.VN - China always considers Vietnam a priority direction in its foreign policy, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping told Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong during their meeting in Beijing on October 20.

VOV.VN - Foreign rescue forces on board a helicopter and a vessel have been working alongside their colleagues of the Vietnam Coast Guard to search for 13 missing Vietnamese fishermen whose two boats sank in rough waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands in the East Sea.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed the importance Vietnam attaches to its comprehensive strategic partnership with India, and rejoiced at the strong development of bilateral ties over the past time, while receiving Indian Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar in Hanoi on October 16.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koinu is expected to move southwest at speeds of between 10km and 15km per hour and weaken into a tropical depression at 7:00 a.m. on October 10, according to information given by the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Typhoon Koinu gained additional strength as it moved into the northern area of the East Sea on the morning of October 7, with maximum wind speeds reaching up to 149 km per hour, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.