Peace, independence and freedom have always been the burning aspiration of the Vietnamese people and the ultimate goal of the Vietnamese revolution, Politburo member and permanent National Assembly Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man told the opening of the 22nd World Peace Council (WCC) Assembly in Hanoi on November 22.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Dubna Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) of Russia on October 27 jointly organised a conference and exhibition to introduce the applicability of nuclear physics in many science and technology areas.

VOV.VN - ASEAN member states pledge more efforts to promote a nuclear-free Southeast Asia, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said at a recent meeting of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) of the United Nations General Assembly on October 14 in New York.

A favourable international environment is needed to promote trust and friendship among countries in order to achieve the effective the disarmament of the nuclear weapons, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said.

VOV.VN - Several Russian firms on September 7 showed their interest in investing in Vietnam by unveiling plans to do business in the country at a working session on the Vietnam – Russia business cooperation as part of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok city.

VOV.VN -The 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) concluded in New York in the United States on August after nearly four weeks of working, during which Vietnam contributed to promoting the NPT’s role as part of global security.

VOV.VN - Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam affirmed Vietnam’s consistent support for the enhancement of the ASEAN-Russia strategic partnership at the 2nd ASEAN-Russia Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues held via an online platform in Hanoi on August 22.

Vietnam always supports the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told a panel discussion themed “Nonproliferation, Nuclear Energy, and Climate Change” chaired by US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in New York on August 2.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers while attending a meeting in Phnom Penh on August 2 reiterated their countries’ commitments to strictly implement the Treaty of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) to build a region free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.

Countries must step up cooperation and dialogue, and strengthen mutual understanding for a common cause of eliminating nuclear threat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told a New York conference.