Vietnam urged China to respect the rights of Vietnamese fishermen to conduct lawful activities in Vietnam’s waters and in maritime areas beyond national jurisdiction in accordance with international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS.
PSNews - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant agencies, has been closely monitoring developments, conducting regular assessments and forecasts, and advising on response measures to avoid being caught off guard and to respond promptly to emerging situations.
PSNews - Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang highlighted measures taken by Vietnamese ministries and agencies to ensure trade, economic activities and energy security amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East, at the ministry's regular press briefing on March 5.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will create the most favorable conditions for international journalists to cover the 14th National Party Congress so that information on the Congress and its outcomes can be conveyed to the rest of the world in a comprehensive and objective manner.
The 14th National Party Congress is a milestone in Vietnam’s development, as it not only reviews and assesses 40 years of Doi moi (Renewal), but also sets out orientations for national development in the 2026–2030 period, with a vision to 2045, through strong and right decisions to guide the country into a new era of development.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security co-hosted an international press conference to provide information on the upcoming Signing Ceremony of the United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention), on the afternoon of October 8, in Hanoi.
The Presidential Office in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, the Supreme People’s Court, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other functional agencies organized a press conference to announce the President’s 2024 amnesty decision in Hanoi.
PSNews - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed Vietnamese representative agencies in China and the Philippines to proactively coordinate with local authorities to secure safe harbour for Vietnamese vessels, support rescue operations and ship repairs if necessary.
Vietnam requests the US to continue implementing its commitment to broad, strong and constructive coordination and to soon recognise the market economy status of Vietnam, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said.
Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on January 20 in reply to reporters’ query on the country’s stance on China's occupation of Hoang Sa in 1974.
Vietnamese citizens in Israel are still safe amidst complicated developments in the Middle East, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said.
An international seminar discussing the merits and practices of laws on territorial boundaries was jointly held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Wallonia-Brussels General Delegation of Belgium in Vietnam on September 7, in Hanoi, gathering 150 domestic and foreign scholars.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is actively coordinating with competent domestic agencies, Khanh Hoa province, and Chinese diplomatic missions in Vietnam to handle issues relating to the traffic accident in Khanh Hoa and complete necessary procedures for the deceased in accordance with the law, the ministry’s spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said on July 20.
Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong will pay an official visit to Laos on April 10-11, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
PSNews - Recently, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs updated information about protection of Vietnamese citizens abroad as well as news the discovery of some bodies on a beach on Phu Quoc Island.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised the diplomatic sector for its great contributions to national construction and defence during a meeting on August 23 with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the sector (August 28, 1945-2022).
During a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on July 22, Deputy Spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang was responding to a question during a regular press briefing regarding the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report launched by the US Department of State.
An article by Valeria Vershinina, a Vietnamese expert working at the Research Center of the ASEAN under the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted Vietnam's role and potential as part of Russia's foreign policy.
PSNews - Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on June 9 chaired the regular press briefing in Hanoi, reacting to Australian military aircraft being intercepted by a Chinese military surveillance plane over the East Sea in the Spratly Islands area of Vietnam.
Nearly 1,700 Vietnamese people in Ukraine have been brought home safely on six flights arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in coolaboration with relevant units and representative agencies of Vietnam in the country.