(VOVWORLD) - The National Judicial University of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation held a workshop on international law, national justice and sovereignty with interactive examples in the East Sea on November 1.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the Vietnam Society of International Law (VSIL) Nguyen Ba Son has sent a letter responding to the President of Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL), Huang Jin, regarding violations of the China’s Geological Survey Ship Haiyang Dizhi -8 (HD8) and other Chinese vessels in waters within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and other ASEAN ministers attended the 20th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC-20) Council Meeting and the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC-24) on Saturday in Bangkok as part of the 35th ASEAN Summit.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation arrived at the Bangkok military airport on Friday night to attend the 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, scheduled for November 2-4 in Bangkok.

(VOVWORLD) - After storm Matmo, cities and provinces in central Vietnam have been struggling with torrential rain over the past 2 days. Some mountainous regions of Quang Tri province are suffering from heavy rain, leaving several rivers in the region rising again while bridges remain underwater, causing difficulties for people to travel.

(VOVWORLD) - UK police said they believe victims in the Essex lorry death case include Vietnamese, adding that they have identified some of the victims and have contacted the Vietnamese Government and some families in the UK and Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the US on Tuesday signed an agreement on handing over 37ha of land at Bien Hoa airbase for dioxin contamination remediation.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s national public service portal will debut later this month, according to Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

(VOVWORLD) - The New York Times Style Magazine on Tuesday ran an article on places to visit in Ho Chi Minh city. The article said that for a place scarred by decades of war and foreign occupation, Ho Chi Minh City, which many people still call Saigon, feels surprisingly modern. It's a metropolis that is constantly reinventing itself.

(VOVWORLD) - Regional security and the East Sea situation are among the focal issues of the ongoing 35th ASEAN Summit in Thailand, Russian commentator Grigory Trofimchuk said in an article published by Russia’s News Agency Realist on Friday.