VOV.VN - Vietnam has successfully completed its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term, said Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 17.

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.

VOV.VN - The frigate FGS Bayern carrying over 200 crew members of the German navy docked at Nha Rong Wharf in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of January 6, marking its first-ever friendship visit to the nation.

“Vietnam has achieved all set targets with some aspects succeeding beyond expectation”, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, during an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency to mark Vietnam’s completion of its term as a non-permanent member of UNSC.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on December 22, concluding his two-day State visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.

Vietnam and Cambodia have issued a joint statement on the occasion of the State visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cambodia on December 21-22.

VOV.VN - The nation will strongly support Cambodia in successfully assuming the role of ASEAN Chair in 2022, thereby making positive contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

VOV.VN - India’s Vice President cum Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) Venkaiah Naidu welcomed Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue who is on an official visit to India, in New Delhi on December 17.

VOV.VN - The legislative bodies of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have supported the two countries’ efforts to lift their relationship to a level of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2022 to mark 30 years of their diplomacy.