(VOVworld) - On May 7, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabad returned home after his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

(VOVworld) – During a reception for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong on Thursday, President Tran Dai Quang said Vietnam always deems it important to continue its friendly neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation with China, considering it one of the top priorities of Vietnam’s foreign policy.

(VOVworld) – Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida agreed on Wednesday that East Sea disputes must be settled peacefully in accordance with international laws.

(VOVworld) – On Monday, during a visit to Thailand Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced an aid initiative of 7 billion USD over the next 3 years to boost development in the lower Mekong basin including Mekong-subregional countries: Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

(VOVworld)- Some 200 Vietnamese living in Japan’s Osaka prefecture and Kansai region plus many Japanese took to the streets on Sunday to protest China’s violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – 400 people representing 65,000 Vietnamese in the Czech Republic demonstrated in front of the Chinese Embassy in Prague to send a letter of protest against China’s accelerated militarization in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – Singapore’s daily “Straits Times” newspaper reported on Friday that Beijing has proposed a joint statement pledging to adhere to the principles of an earlier pact, including refraining from increasing tensions in the area pending a binding agreement on how China and ASEAN should manage territorial disputes in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, US officials expressed their concerns over China’s possible illegal construction in the East Sea, which could lead to military conflict. They also called on China to respect the ruling of the International Court on the East Sea issue.

(VOVworld) - US senators have urged President Obama to deploy more patrols near the disputed islands in the East Sea to guarantee maritime security. Republicans suggested on Wednesday conducting periodic freedom of navigation patrols within 12 nautical miles of China’s illegally built islands in the East Sea. Chairman of the Senate Committee on External Relations, Bob Corker, said there should be weekly or monthly patrols.

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich held bilateral meetings with the Defense Ministers of Thailand and Singapore on the sides lines of the 5th Moscow International Security Conference this week.