VOV.VN - Vietnam on May 23 voiced its opposition to China's violation of its sovereignty after the latter dispatched a navy hospital ship to the former’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi co-chaired the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-Indonesia Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Hanoi on April 24.

VOV.VN - As repeatedly affirmed, Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law, as well as its sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its territorial waters established in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing good cooperation relations with Slovenia – an important partner of Vietnam in Central and Eastern Europe, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang told Slovenian State Secretary for Foreign and European Affairs Sanja Stiglic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on March 9 expressed its deep concern over the recent tensions between China and the Philippines in Second Thomas Shoal of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and called on the parties to exercise self-restraint.

A high-level delegation of the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) led by its Deputy Minister Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung paid a working trip to South Africa from February 24 to March 1 to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of law protection and enforcement.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is the Philippines’ only strategic partner in the region, and high-level meetings will positively contribute to realizing the Strategic Partnership between the two countries, as well as to peace, development and prosperity in the region, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his meeting with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue in Hanoi on January 30.

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.

VOV.VN - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan discussed co-operation directions and measures aimed at further promoting and deepening ties of traditional friendship and the comprehensive partnership between the two nations during talks held on November 21 as part of the latter’s visit to Denmark.