Vietnam foreign affairs spokeswoman on December 5 reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty over the Spratly Islands after images showing an airship deployed above the China-occupied Mischief Reef.

Over the last four decades, ASEAN-United Nations relations have become a role model for cooperation between the UN and regional organizations, said Vice Foreign Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung.

In order to promote start-ups, complete policies were necessary to support them, heard the fourth national start-up forum in Hanoi on December 2.

Free trade agreements have created opportunities for food imports and foreign investment in the domestic food industry, according to experts.

A legal framework covering condotel properties is urgently needed to protect the rights of both developers and buyers and to ensure sustainable development.

The eighth session of the 14th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on November 27 after 28 days of sitting.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested increasing strategy in the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Republic of Korea while addressing the first working session of the 2019 ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit in Busan on November 26.

The governments of Vietnam and other ASEAN member states always create best conditions for businesses to boost connectivity and promote creativeness to realize their business initiatives in the ASEAN market with a population of 630 million people and total GDP value of nearly USD 3 trillion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on November 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highly valued cooperative relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, as well as between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the RoK.

Measures to boost security - defense cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) were discussed at their first ever security - defense dialogue held from November 19-24 in Brussels, Belgium.

The first meeting of the National Steering Committee and the Organizing Committee for the 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly took place on Tuesday under the chair of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Vietnam’s work to protect children’s rights has improved the lives of millions of children across the country during the past 30 years, an official has said.

The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an important legal instrument to regulate maritime issues and ensure legitimate rights and interests of countries, heard the second ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop on implementing UNCLOS in Hanoi on November 13.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin on November 14, following a welcome ceremony held for the guest the same day.

The National Assembly discussed the draft law on investment in the form of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the morning of November 19, the 22nd working day of the NA’s 8th session.

Vietnam rejects all contents of the statement made by the Chinese spokesperson on sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on November 8.

Vietnam is one of the potential partners of the European Union in various fields, said the EU’s newly-accredited Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti.

The National Assembly on November 11 approved the Resolution on socio-economic development plan for the year 2020, targeting 6.8 percent GDP growth and improvements to national competitiveness.

Experts and policymakers agreed that the rule of law and respect for international law are central principles in handling the South China Sea (known as East Sea in Vietnam) issue at an international conference that began on July 6 in Hanoi.

Ceremonies were held in Bangkok on November 4 evening to wrap up the 35th ASEAN Summit and related summits and hand over the ASEAN chairmanship for 2020 to Vietnam.