(VOVWORLD) - An Indonesian expert has said that the Chinese survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8’s activity in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is clearly a breach of international law and must be condemned. Programme Coordinator of the Indonesian Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Beni Sukadis, held that any country which has ratified the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea must comply with it.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Trade Representative’s office on Wednesday reaffirmed President Donald Trump’s plans to impose an additional 5 percent tariff on a list of $300 billion worth of Chinese imports starting on Sept 1 and Dec 15.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States must observe a landmark nuclear deal and halt “economic terrorism” against Iran if it wants to hold talks, the Iranian foreign minister said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in August is estimated to rise over 14 percent month-on-month to 1.5 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOVWORLD) - US Navy destroyer Wayne E. Meyer sailed near East Sea islands on Wednesday, affirming free access to the waters under international law, according to Commander Reann Mommsen, a spokeswoman for the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, which is based in Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and India have a great potential for closer tourism cooperation, as they have a long-standing friendship and similar cultural values, said Vietnam’s Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau at the Vietnam Tourism Promotion Roadshow jointly held in India on Wednesday by the Vietnamese Embassy in India and the VFS Global Company.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Youth Support Center and the Israeli Embassy held the final round of Startup Hunt 2019, themed “Tourism,” on Wednesday in Hanoi. 7 out of 236 startup ideas were chosen to be presented in the final round.

(VOVWORLD) - Czech experts say the international community should strongly react to China's recent actions that have escalated tensions in the East Sea, following the return of Chinese survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8 to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has attended a conference on preserving and protecting President Ho Chi Minh’s body 50 years after his death.

(VOVWORLD) - China and Russia have signed a contract to jointly develop a heavy helicopter, said Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei on Wednesday.