(VOVworld) – The ocean covers two thirds of the earth and countries have benefited a lot from the ocean. It’s necessary for countries to cooperate in using and exploiting marine resources. Enhancing cooperation to ensure maritime security and creating a stable environment for prosperity is the responsibility of all coastal countries. Huyen Nga analyses opportunities for maritime cooperation:

(VOVworld) – Historical and legal evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa and Hoang sa archipelagos are being showcased at the Navy Command Zone 1 in Hai Phong city.

(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Yunnan, China, on June 13 on the sidelines of the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

(VOVworld) – Laos’s media have given broad coverage to the Vietnamese President’s state visit from June 12 to 14. Laotian newspapers said the visit, the first overseas by President Tran Dai Quang since his election, demonstrates Vietnam’s wish to deepen friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

(VOVworld) – A discussion about Vietnam-US relations between the US ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius and US and international scholars was held in Washington DC on Thursday. The event was held by the Center for Strategic and International Studies to mark President Obama’s recent visit to Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – The 12th ASEAN-China senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) will take place in Vietnam’s Ha Long City on June 9. The routine meeting aims to foster the implementation of the DOC and the building of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC). At present DOC remains the most important legally-binding document between ASEAN and China in resolving security challenges in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) - Protecting the marine environment is a crucial task of all ministries and localities, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting in Nam Dinh on Wednesday in response to Vietnam Sea and Island Week and World Oceans Day 2016.

(VOVworld) – Documents, artifacts, and publications, which are legal and historical evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, are being showcased in the southern province of Binh Duong.

(VOVworld)- The 15th Shangri-La Dialogue has ended in Singapore amidst numerous security challenges and reduction of strategic trust between nations. At the event, Vietnam participated in several discussions to stress the importance of peace, national interests and responsibility in creating peace.

(VOVworld)- The Group 7 (G7) industrialized nations recently issued a joint statement on maritime security, denouncing China’s reclamation of islands in the East Sea. It demonstrates the international community’s growing concerns about the East Sea, where tensions are mounting because of Beijing’s flouting of international law.