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.

The National Assembly (NA) on June 9 continued the 16th working day of its fifth sitting under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The steering committee for summarising some theoretical and practical issues on Vietnam’s socialist-oriented Doi Moi (reform) in the past four decades convened its first session in Hanoi on June 9 under the chair of President Vo Van Thuong.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 9 for a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) led by its General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 9 sent a message of congratulations to Nikolay Denkov on his election as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Truong Thi Mai has reaffirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of supporting solidarity with the just revolutionary cause and heroic struggle of the Communist Party and people of Cuba.

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

President Vo Van Thuong applauded contributions by Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Marinela Petkova to the countries’ relations while receiving the outdoing diplomat in Hanoi on June 9.

Hanoi wants to expand and promote its comprehensive cooperation with the Cuban capital city of Havana, especially in the exchange of experience in the Party building work, Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung said on June 9.

The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment will hold a dialogue with organisations and individuals on the administrative procedures in the field of environment in July, according to director of the department Nguyen Huy Cuong.

Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Agencies' Bloc Nguyen Van The commended press agencies, sectors and Hanoi for their contributions to national achievements over the past time, while addressing a meeting in the capital city on June 8.

Legislators are scheduled to discuss in groups the draft Land Law (revised) at the National Assembly's ongoing fifth session in Hanoi on June 9.

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

The 15th National Assembly concluded its Q&A session of the fifth sitting in Hanoi on June 8, after two and a half days.

Vietnam resolutely opposes to and demands that Taiwan (China) cancel live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly), Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on July 8.

The 15th National Assembly adopted a resolution on its supervision programme in 2024, with 451 out of 459 votes in favour, at the fifth session in Hanoi on June 8 under the chair of NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong.

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

Hungary - Vietnam relations will increasingly develop in the future, Márta Mátrai, first officer of the Hungarian National Assembly (NA), has said.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) on June 8 successfully wrapped up a question-and-answer session as part of its fifth sitting after two-and-a-half days.