(VOVworld) - Following the PCA ruling, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Vietnam welcomed the PCA conclusion and will issue a statement on the ruling.

(VOVworld) - China’s claims to historic rights over waters within the nine-dash line are contrary to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague issued, in the afternoon of July 12 (Vietnam time), the ruling on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s nine-dash line claim in the East Sea. This is the first international ruling regarding

(VOVworld)- On Monday, an international conference on Particles, Strings and Cosmology opened at the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province.

(VOVworld) – On Sunday the National Institute of Heamatology and Blood Transfusion held a press conference on this year’s Red Journey, which is expected to collect 20,000 blood units. The 1-month journey began on July 1 and goes through 27 provinces and cities.

(VOVworld) – A ceremony was held in Hanoi on Saturday to mark the 56th anniversary of Vietnam’s tourism sector on July 9.

(VOVworld) – The Center for Research and Training of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) held a seminar on Friday on the results of a survey on Vietnam’s Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI). PAPI provides a set of objective indicators that help assess the performance of governance and public administration, while at the same time providing an incentive for provinces to improve their performance over the long term.

(VOVworld) – A press conference on activities to mark the 55th anniversary of the Agent Orange/Dioxin catastrophy was held in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVworld)- On Wednesday, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a workshop to discuss policies for retailers in the integration context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

(VOVworld) – An awards ceremony for the 7th national tourism photography contest was held in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) – Hoang Sa district’s People’s Committee in Da Nang city has called for the donation of documents and other objects for the inauguration of the Hoang Sa exhibit house.