The two countries held online the 13th round of negotiations regarding the seas beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and the 10th round of consultation on cooperation for mutual benefit at sea on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China to negotiate delimitation for sea areas beyond Gulf of Tonkin
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Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September
New York (VNA) – A webinar themed “Science Diplomacy: A Crucible for Turning the Tide in the South China Sea” will be held by the US-based East West Centre on September 30 via Zoom platform. The centre announced on its website that the event is part of a series of webinars on Indo-Pacific organised by the centre. It will include two sessions, focusing on marine challenges in the South China Sea (East Sea) under science perspectives, and tools and technologies, and science cooperation opportunities in the sea. The event is expected to bring together reputable scholars, researchers, and experts from research centres and universities of the US, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan (China)./. … [Read more...] about Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September
ASEAN to establish partnerships with four more countries
The Southeast Asian bloc has established development partnerships with France and Italy while including Columbia and Cuba in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told a press conference on AMM 53 and related meetings that wrapped up in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon. … [Read more...] about ASEAN to establish partnerships with four more countries
US praises ASEAN’s pandemic fight
On July 13, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and Representatives Eliot Engel and Michael McCaul, chairman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement that "China has failed to abide by the Permanent Court of Arbitration's legally binding ruling from 2016, or provide any credible legal justification for its claims." … [Read more...] about US praises ASEAN’s pandemic fight
ASEAN resolves disputes in East Sea by international law
Determining that the Covid-19 pandemic is still a permanent threat, ASEAN will actively control and repel it, and at the same time, immediately implement effective measures to support people and businesses step by step to restore economic and social stability. The ASEAN Coordinating Council will discuss extensively the effective promotion of ASEAN's Covid-19 response efforts and initiatives. … [Read more...] about ASEAN resolves disputes in East Sea by international law
