VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on May 29 to introduce Vietnam’s candidate for the position of Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026–2035 term.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Luong Cuong and his visiting Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok held talks in Hanoi on May 28, including measure to increase effective cooperation in traditional areas and expand cooperation into new areas.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations called on countries to uphold international law, including the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in resolving maritime disputes through peaceful means, at a high-level debate on maritime security for global stability at the UN Security Council on May 20-21.

Vietnam remains committed to adhering to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting international legal cooperation on maritime issues for peace, stability, and prosperity based on international law, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)’s role in helping countries resolve maritime disputes based on the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), during his reception in Hanoi on May 6 for ITLOS President Tomas Heidar.

Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to further deepen their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with France, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed during a meeting with visiting French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin in Hanoi on April 12.

VOV.VN - Over the past weekend, the Group of Asia-Pacific states at the United Nations agreed to nominate Vietnam for the position of Chair of the 35th Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS).

A Vietnamese delegation led by permanent member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Penang, Malaysia on February 26.

VOV.VN - The Government of Vietnam on February 21 announced the baseline used to determine the width of Vietnam’s territorial sea in the Gulf of Tonkin, as per Resolution No. 68/NQ-UBTVQH15 issued by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on February 14, 2025.

VOV.VN - Developing relations with China is Vietnam’s top priority, affirmed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, in a recent interview with the press on 75 years of Vietnam – China diplomacy (January 18, 1950 – 2025).