Hanoi (VNA) – Complying with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and promoting the ASEAN’s central role are a policy choice of Vietnam in settling disputes in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), said a local official. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) In his closing speech at the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong has affirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s priority given to providing care for ethnic minority groups in remote, mountainous and extremely disadvantaged areas. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) She made the statement at a conference in Hanoi on November 7 to announce the World Bank (WB)’s...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and UK police announced on November 7 that all 39 victims found dead in a container truck in Essex, the northeast of London, UK on October 23, are Vietnamese. At the scene in Essex (Photo: AFP) The Ministry of Public Security said the victims were from Hai Phong, Hai...

Hanoi (VNA) – A heavy engineering equipment operator course opened within the framework of the UN Triangular Partnership Project (TPP) at the Vietnam Peacekeeping Department in Hanoi’s outskirts district of Thach That on November 6. Vietnamese officers and foreign experts pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA) The opening ceremony saw the presence of Julian Otinkorang, Deputy Project Manager...

Quang Tri (VNA) – Border guards of the central province of Quang Tri on November 6 coordinated with Lao competent forces to arrest three men, seizing 30,000 meth pills they were trafficking from Laos to Vietnam. The arrested men (Photo: VNA) The men are from Xong Khon district in Laos’ Savannakhet province. Apart from the meth pills, the forces...

HCM City (VNA) – The British Embassy in Vietnam held a workshop on promoting transparency and labour best practice in supply chains in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6. At the conference (Photo: VNA) The workshop aims to create a momentum for increased market and investment opportunities, and raise awareness of Vietnamese and foreign-invested firms about benefits of...

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on November 4 held working sessions with representatives from the UK Home Office, signed funeral book and laid a wreath for the 39 victims found dead in Essex, northeast of London. At the working session (Photo: VNA) During the working sessions, Dung thanked the UK for its close cooperation...

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Education and Training and the Francophone University of Association (AUF) signed a framework agreement on education cooperation in Hanoi on November 5. The agreement is expected to promote stronger relations between Vietnamese higher education institutions and Francophone peers. (Source: VTV) Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Phuc said the agreement is expected to promote stronger...

Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) General Secretary Nguyen Hanh Phuc on November 5 delivered an initial report to deputies on Vietnam’s response to issues related to Vietnamese victims in the recent lorry tragedy in Essex, the UK. At the scene of the tragedy in which 39 people were found dead in a container in Essex country of the...

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam will continue implementing the 9th Party Central Committee’s Resolution 24-NQ/TW on ethnic affairs to boost development of minorities and mountainous areas. The Mong people in Moc Chau district, Son La province tend passion fruit trees which help improve their livelihood by bringing high economic efficiency. (Photo: VNA) While...