(VOVworld)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will head a Vietnamese delegation to attend the first Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) leaders’ meeting and the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province, China, on March 22-24.

(VOVworld)- Japan’s foreign minister met his French counterpart in Paris on Monday, where the two agreed to further cooperate in the international fight against terrorism.

(VOVworld) - Outstanding research works on the East Sea in 2015 were honored by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on March 21. The awards were granted to five press stories, 12 research articles and two research projects on the East Sea. The East Sea research award was set up to support research and writing about the East Sea by individuals and groups at home and abroad.

(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.