Vietnam was among the first to sign the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, calling on other countries in the ASEAN region to respect and abide by this document, said Bryon Wilfert, a former MP and a member of the Research Advisory Board at the Canadian-based think tank Macdonald Laurier Institute.
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, since it was founded four decades ago, has preserved and rehabilitated hundreds of ancient relics in the Complex of Hue Monuments and revived some of the most important royal festivals of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1945).
The Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Cambodian Women for Peace and Development (CWPD) organised an exchange in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on February 23 to mark the 40th anniversary of the victory of Vietnam’s southwest border defence war and the fall of the genocidal Pol Pot regime.
Cambodia’s developments in various fields over the past 40 years are inseparable from Vietnam’s support and help, a Cambodian official affirmed on January 6.
The role of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers in Cambodia’s victory over the Pol Pot genocidal regime on January 7, 1979 was undeniable, journalists have said.
A friendship football open tournament began on December 15 by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia to mark the 40th anniversary of the fall of the genocidal regime in the host country.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Turkey is hosting the Vietnamese Cultural Days in Turkey from December 10 – 13 to mark the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.
The Top Thai Brands 2017 fair opened in Hanoi on August 17 as part of efforts by the Thai trade ministry and Thai Embassy in Hanoi to promote trade between Vietnam and Thailand.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has lauded achievements gained by the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO over the past four decades since its birth.
A wide range of activities will be held in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and its two neighbouring countries of Laos and Cambodia.
A Thai film festival will be held on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of Vietnam-Thailand diplomatic relations, from September 30 to October 2 in CGV Vivo City, HCM City.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Philippines Friendship Association hosted a meeting in Hanoi on July 12 celebrating the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony on March 27 in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 40th anniversary of the municipal Youth Volunteer Force (March 28).
The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela on April 30 laid a wreath of flowers in homage to late President Ho Chi Minh in Caracas to mark the 40th anniversary of the National Reunification.
Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for international guests attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day.
The Lao Ministry of National Defence marked the 40th anniversary of Vietnam’s Southern Liberation and National Reunification with a ceremony on April 30 in the country’s capital, Vientiane.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received Lao, Cambodian and Cuban officials who attended a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day.
President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony on April 29 in Long An province to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30).
