(VOVworld) – The ASEAN Dialogue on international law opens in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday. The event, co-organized by the ASEAN Research Center and the Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta, includes the participation of 150 delegates including government officials, representatives of diplomatic corps, experts, and scholars.

(VOVworld) – Historical and legal evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are being showcased in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

(VOVworld) – The Vice-president of the Presidium of Japan’s Communist Party’s Central Committee Yasuo Ogata is visiting Vietnam. At a reception on Wednesday, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Dinh The Huynh said the two parties should increase bilateral cooperation in regional and global forums. Ogata said the Communist Party of Japan will contribute to fostering friendship between the two countries.

(VOVworld) – Laos’ Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong is visiting Vietnam to attend the closing ceremony of a project to increase and upgrade border markers between Vietnam and Laos. At a reception on Wednesday, President Truong Tan Sang agreed with the Lao Prime Minister’s proposed measures to construct a shared border of peace and friendship.

(VOVworld) - On Tuesday representatives of Vietnamese expatriates living in Europe sent the European Parliament (EP) an open letter expressing their concerns over China’s unilateral moves that have provoked tensions in the East Sea.

(VOVworld)- The 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Informal Meeting closed in Vientiane, Laos, on Monday.

(VOVworld) - The landscape and people of Quang Ngai province, the homeland of the Hoang Sa Flotilla, has been featured through 150 photos at a exhibition in Hanoi. The photos describe gorgeous landscapes, interesting people, cultural and historical sites, as well as sea and islands of the Hoang Sa Flotilla’s homeland.

(VOVworld)- The National Assembly’s External Relations Committee has reviewed its last term’s performance during a workshop in Nha Trang.

(VOVworld) – Japan will conduct joint drills in the East Sea, which is seeing China’s broader unilateral militarization, and cooperate with other countries to maintain peace in Asia Pacific.

(VOVworld) - The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Presidential Council asserts its absolute support for Vietnam as well as the country’s efforts to protect the national sovereignty and sovereign right in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with the UN Charter and international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.