International relations

Head of the Communist Party of Việt Nam’s Central Committee (CPVCC) Commission for Publicity and Education, Võ Văn Thưởng. — VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Head of the Communist Party of Việt Nam’s Central Committee (CPVCC) Commission for Publicity and Education, Võ Văn Thưởng, on Thursday called on the Government’s overseas representatives to further strengthen their roles building a bridge between Việt Nam and the world. Speaking at a meeting with heads of Vietnamese missions overseas in Hà Nội on Thursday, Thưởng said the next three years would be a crucial period with many international affairs and events for Việt Nam. He asked heads of Vietnamese missions and diplomatic representatives to take full advantage of their positions linking Việt Nam globally and to spread the word of the State and Party’s international relations … [Read more...] about Heads of Vietnamese overseas missions help promote the country’s international relations

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Two years after the arbitration court ruling in favour of Philippines’ South China Sea case and rejecting China’s so-called nine-dash line, disputes continue to rage even as China and ASEAN formally enter negotiations towards a Code of Conduct framework. However, parties would need to resolutely abide by international law to ensure security and order in the region, Vietnamese and international legal experts, maritime scholars and diplomats agreed at the third Ocean Dialogue held by the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam (DAV) yesterday in Hà Nội. The event, themed ‘International law in the South China Sea’, seeks to discuss legal regimes – especially the Hague’s ruling – on these resource-rich waters and find co-operation opportunities between concerned parties. Deputy Director of the DAV, Lê Hải Bình, in his opening remarks, stressed the role of international law as the … [Read more...] about Abiding to international law key to settle South China Sea issue