Vietnam National Day: Insights from expats
Vietnam’s glorious history and national pride on National Day has captivated international friends in Hanoi.
19:52, 2025/01/19
President and spouse join overseas Vietnamese celebrating tradition ahead of Tet
The traditional carp release ceremony, a ritual marking the transition from the old year to the new, is an important part of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Vietnam.
17:01, 2025/01/02
Eight Vietnamese ready for UN peacekeeping
Vietnam continues to demonstrate its active participation in the pursuit of world peace by sending eight officers to peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.
18:28, 2024/08/01
Musical featuring the Spratlys to be aired
The musical shows the moving picture of the marines, who always hold their rifles firmly, ready to fulfill the mission of protecting the sacred sea and the islands of the Motherland.
23:21, 2020/11/10
Chinese technology firm found inserting illegal nine-dash line on app
Vietnamese netizens have reported the violation to Google and Apple.
01:52, 2020/11/07
Hanoi watchful of China’s possible use of weapons in East Sea
Hanoi said it wants to convey a message in ASEAN and the region on the protection of fishermen’s legitimate rights and interests.
18:33, 2020/11/04
ASEAN, China renew pledge to humane treatment toward fishermen at sea
Humane treatment toward fishermen in distress is part of the implementation of an agreement signed in 2002 between ASEAN and China.
16:48, 2020/10/20
Japan strongly condemns all acts escalating tensions in South China Sea: PM Suga
Japan Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy and ASEAN's Outlook on the Indo-Pacific share much in common.
01:54, 2020/10/17
ASEAN welcomes further maritime cooperation with Quad, Hanoi says
The Quad can deepen engagement with ASEAN in defending freedom of navigation.
00:46, 2020/10/17
Vietnam protests establishment of Chinese businesses on South China Sea islands
A Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson has again affirmed that Vietnam it has full legal basis and historical evidence to assert its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands.
23:20, 2020/10/04
Vietnam welcomes countries’ South China Sea stance observing int’l law: Spox
Vietnam hopes that all countries, including ASEAN partners, would make meaningful contributions to the maintenance of peace, stability and cooperation in the South China Sea.
22:21, 2020/10/04
Resumption of COC talks is priority of ASEAN and China: Vietnam spox
Vietnam hopes that related parties will soon resume COC talks and finalize an effective and comprehensive COC that is consistent with international law and UNCLOS 1982.
01:09, 2020/10/04
Hanoi demands China not repeat drills near Vietnam’s Hoang Sa islands
China's drills complicate the situation, are not conducive to Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) talks, and jeopardize peace and security in the region.
16:56, 2020/09/29
China again holds military drills in East Sea
China conducts such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.
10:12, 2020/09/29
US accuses China of breaking promise not to militarize South China Sea
Chinese President Xi Jinping said five years ago that China’s outposts would not “target or impact any country.”
16:29, 2020/09/22
Lawfare in the South China Sea weighs on with EU Three rejection
The E3 is believed to boost their presence in the South China Sea to protect freedom of navigation.
15:01, 2020/09/18
Vietnam reasserts sovereignty over South China Sea after US embassy post
The Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are inseparable part of Vietnam’s territory.
18:27, 2020/09/16
UK joins choir defying China’s South China Sea claims
The UK is the third country outside the South China Sea region to protest China’s claims in the resources-rich sea.
16:41, 2020/09/14
ASEAN given important role in US Indo-Pacific strategy
The 10-state bloc defines Indo-Pacific as the regions presenting both opportunities and challenges.
03:05, 2020/09/11
ASEAN welcomes US’s constructive role in South China Sea
Vietnam's foreign minister expressed “serious concern” over ongoing developments on the ground, including serious incidents, continued militarization.
18:57, 2020/09/09
COC talks to resume by December: Filipino FM
ASEAN and China have negotiated on such a COC since 2002 with a view to reaching law-abiding rules on the South China Sea, but the coronavirus outbreak has delayed the talks.
14:03, 2020/09/09
ASEAN endeavors to formulate ‘substantive’ COC: Vietnam FM
ASEAN will persistently hold onto its principled position, emphasizing self-restraints, peaceful settlement of all disputes on the basis of international law, including 1982 UNCLOS,
11:00, 2020/09/03
US advances Indo-Pacific agenda with Pompeo’s engagement
The vision of freedom of navigation in Pacific waters was promoted to challenge China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.
08:33, 2020/09/01
Hanoi protests Beijing's missile launch in East Sea
Vietnam said China’s activities violate Vietnamese sovereignty and jeopardize freedom of navigation in the sea.