Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Albert Chua co-chaired the 16th Vietnam-Singapore political consultation in Singapore on September 4.

VOV.VN - It has been 79 years since President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Since then, Independence Day celebrations have always been a sacred part of Vietnamese people's memories.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended a series of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)'s meetings in Luang Prabang city, Laos on August 21 – 22.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and China have had sincere and frank discussions about maritime issues to better control and actively resolve disagreements at sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh met with Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Johari Bin Abdul and held talks with Deputy President of the Senate Nur Jazlan Bin Tan Sri Mohamed in Kuala Lumpur on August 9.

VOV.VN - Timor Leste treasures and desires to further foster the good friendship with Vietnam, said President Jose Ramos-Horta during the talks with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam in Hanoi on August 1 following the welcome ceremony for Timor Leste’s state leader held the same day.

The UK's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will give new motives for trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and the UK, President To Lam told Ambassador Iain Frew at their meting in Hanoi on July 17

VOV.VN - Vietnam and China will work closely together to jointly control and properly handle disagreements, and maintain peace and stability at sea.

VOV.VN - The country nominated Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, director general of the East Sea Institute of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, to run as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026 to 2035 term at the 34th meeting of States Parties to the UNCLOS (SPLOS-34) held in New York from June 10 to June 14.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu called on member states to continue implementing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with a goodwill spirit, while addressing the 34th meeting of States Parties to the UNCLOS (SPLOS-34) held in New York from June 10-14.