VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on and consider the development of a friendly, stable and healthy cooperative relationship with China a strategic choice and top priority in Vietnam's external policy.

VOV.VN - Five decades of diplomatic relations and 10 years of a strategic partnership between the nation and France can be viewed as important milestones in the process of propelling bilateral ties, according to French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Wanery.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. who paid a state visit to Vietnam following the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his confidence that through the efforts of both sides, the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership boasts plenty of potential and promises breakthrough development in the time ahead.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of ASEAN member states attended a retreat on global and regional issues on September 5, as part of the ongoing 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on September 4 on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings.

Vietnam opposes any use of force against its fishing vessels operating normally at sea, threatening the life and safety as well as causing damage to the property and interests of fishermen, running counter to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS).

VOV.VN - The country strongly reiterates its unwavering stance on the sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), and resolutely rejects any maritime claims of China that are based on the “nine-dash line” in the East Sea.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Khuat Duy Le Minh, deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ department of international law and treaties, participated in the 32nd workshop on managing potential conflict in the East Sea held in Banten province, Indonesia, on August 24.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted separate receptions for Chief Representative of Japan's Komeito party Yamaguchi Natsuo in Hanoi on August 23.