The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on February 16 held a memorial service in Hanoi for US peace activist Merle Evelyn Ratner, a close friend of Vietnam, who passed away earlier this month.

VOV.VN - On the eighth day of the first lunar month every year, local residents from Thi Cam village in Hanoi take part in their traditional rice cooking contest that they believe may bring about a prosperous, happy, and peaceful new year ahead.

VOV.VN - Peace and stability are the prerequisite for seeking solutions to global challenges, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, emphasized, while attending a plenary session held by the UN General Assembly on February 7 to discuss UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ priorities for 2024.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving a national action programme on women, peace and security for 2024-2030, a move to step up gender equality and women's role in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development nationally and globally.

Fifty-one years since the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the central province of Quang Tri, once the frontline between the north and the south of Vietnam, has been strongly taking steps forwards and cherishing the values of peace.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on January 11 reaffirmed Vietnam’s readiness to join hands with other ASEAN members and partners to peacefully handle disputes and maintain peace and stability in the East Sea, known as South China Sea internationally.

VOV.VN - Vietnam holds a special position in China’s neighbourhood diplomacy policy, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong during their talks in Hanoi on December 13.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang on November 16 suggested countries continue promoting ASEAN’s centrality, and step up the building and consolidation of strategic trust in the spirit of respect for law, mutual respect, equality and mutual benefits.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continues to stick to the principle of resolving international disputes through peaceful means, stressed Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu at conference of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) held in Hanoi on November 15.

VOV.VN - A joint statement adopted by ASEAN Defense Ministers at their 17th meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 15, emphasized the importance of maintaining peace, stability, regional safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea.