(VOVworld) – An international seminar on emerging geopolitical issues in the Indian Ocean opened in New Delhi on Friday.

(VOVworld) – The President of the National Assembly (NA) of France, Claude Bartolone, began his official visit to Vietnam on Friday.

(VOVworld) – The English edition of the Korean Times ran an article Wednesday entitled “U-shaped line is not China's baseline”. It quoted international regulations to prove that China’s sovereignty claim in the East Sea based on the U-shaped line is groundless and illegal.

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has responded to recent Chinese activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa or Paracel archipelago, including the deployment of a 10,000 tonnage vessel carrying 300 passengers to Oc Hoa island, building of a 3,500 meter air strip in Dao Cay island and land reclamation in An Vinh islands group.

(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.