Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on June 12 chaired the annual meeting of the Group of Friends of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on June 13 to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Malaysia diplomatic relations.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft revised Law on Protection of Consumer Rights at a meeting in Hanoi on June 13.

President of Côte d’Ivoire's National Assembly Adama Bictogo arrived in Hanoi on June 13 afternoon, beginning his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on June 12 received member of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and First Secretary of the Havana Party Committee Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, who is on a Vietnam visit.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 12 for Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan, who is in Vietnam for a visit and co-chairing the 9th Vietnam-Thailand political consultation.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien on June 12 received South African Defence Attaché Colonel Eugene Dudley, who came to say goodbye before ending his working term in Vietnam.

President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 sent congratulatory messages to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on the country’s Independence Day (June 12, 1898-2023).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a meeting of the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on June 12.

State President Vo Van Thuong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 12 extended greetings to their Russian counterparts, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, on the occasion of Russian National Day (June 12).

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has postponed his official visit to Vietnam set for June 11-13 due to a major wildfire in Kazakhstan’s Abay province.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has hailed Hungary for considering Vietnam a priority partner in its policy of strengthening and expanding ties with Southeast Asian nations.

The Russian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10 held a ceremony celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the National Day of the Federation of Russia (June 12, 1990 – 2023).

President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Adama Bictogo will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 13-16, said a communique released by the Vietnamese National Assembly.

Sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over the seas of a state established in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as the legitimate rights and interests of the littoral countries, including Vietnam, must be respected.

Deputies of the National Assembly are scheduled to discuss in group the law on personal identification and the amended law on telecommunication on June 10 morning.