Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made that statement in response to the query about Viet Nam’s reactions to China’s organization of the seventh Sinan Cup Regatta, a sailing competition, from April 22-26, 2019 at the area of Duy Mong island belonging to Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa archipelago. Viet Nam has full legal foundations and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in line with international laws. China’s organization of the seventh Sinan Cup Regatta in Hoang Sa has seriously violated Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, going against the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea issues between Viet Nam and China and the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), complicating the situations and bringing no benefits to the maintenance of peace, stability … [Read more...] about China asked to respect VN’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
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Deputy PM, FM Minh to visit Japan next week
18:41 | 23/05/2019 VGP - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will pay a visit to Japan to co-chair the 11th meeting of the Viet Nam - Japan Cooperation Committee and attend the International Conference on Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan from May 29 – 31. The tour is made at the invitation of Foreign Minister of Japan Kono Taro, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs./. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM, FM Minh to visit Japan next week
India awaits results from world’s biggest election
Indian election officials in Bangalore erect a banner with the list of constituencies at a counting centre on the eve of vote-tally day, when the roughly 600 million ballots cast in the world's biggest election are to be counted. — AFP/VNA Photo NEW DELHI — India began yesterday the mammoth process of counting the roughly 600 million votes cast in the world's biggest election, with results due later in the day. Exit polls had pointed to a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist government, but the opposition are clinging to hopes of a win. After an exercise not short of staggering statistics, the votes cast in purportedly the world's most expensive democratic exercise -- costing more than US$7 billion, experts say – were set to be counted in just one day. If there is a clear trend, this should be evident by around midday (0630 GMT). But if the result is close India's 1.3 billion people may have to wait a lot longer to know the … [Read more...] about India awaits results from world’s biggest election
May stares at defeat in final Brexit gambit
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May stared at the prospect today of her political career coming to an inglorious end after her final attempt to save her unpopular Brexit deal met condemnation in parliament and a senior government figure resigned. The beleaguered premier is in the last throes of a tumultuous rule focused all-but exclusively on guiding her fractured country out of the European Union in one piece. But three overwhelming rejections by parliament of the terms she struck with the other 27 nations last year have forced Britain to miss the original March 29 departure date and plead for more time. Anxious members of May's party met behind closed doors on Wednesday to discuss changes to the rules that would let them vote no-confidence in her leadership in the days to come. Her woes were made worse when Andrea Leadsom -- one of cabinet's strongest Brexit backers -- resigned from her post as the government's representative in parliament over May's handling of … [Read more...] about May stares at defeat in final Brexit gambit
Congratulations to Australia on successful election organisation
In his message, PM Phuc congratulated on the victory of the coalition, which is comprised of the Liberal Party and the National Party of Australia. The PM expressed his belief that the coalition government, under the leadership of PM Morrison, will help Australia obtain new achievements. PM Phuc vowed to closely cooperate with the Australian government and PM Morrison to foster the Viet Nam-Australia strategic partnership in the future. Statistics show that bilateral trade has recorded the annual growth of 7% in recent years. Australia is a major provider of official development assistance for Viet Nam, helping to reform the economy, improve competitiveness, and promote gender equality. Since the establishment of the comprehensive partnership in September 2009, the bilateral relations have been strengthened and developed across a range of fields in a practical and rapid manner. The two countries' relations were … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Australia on successful election organisation