Vietnam supports the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and the principle of respect for the law on seas and oceans, in accordance with the provisions of international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 4.
Vietnam demands that relevant countries respect its sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 29. Hang made the request in response to reporters’ query regarding the adoption of the Coast Guard Law by the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee on January 22.
Different plans have been designed to respond to all circumstances, including a worst-case scenario, that could happen to reporters as they cover the ongoing 13th National Party Congress amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has reaped encouraging achievements in pandemic control, socio-economic development and particularly external relations, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) which will be held virtually on January 21, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang at a press briefing on January 14.
Vietnam has recently taken various measures to protect citizens abroad, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular meeting on January 14.
The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with ministries, sectors, localities and relevant agencies to study and build plans to repatriate Vietnamese citizens who really need to return to the country, according to the ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Vietnam is working to ensure safety and the rights of Vietnamese sailors on board a tanker of the Republic of Korea detained by Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
A submarine of the Vietnamese navy rescued a Russian cargo vessel experiencing engine failure around 120 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on December 9, said spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.
Vietnam absolutely rejects the untruthful content based on inaccurate and non-objective information about the country in a report released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on December 17 affirmed that Vietnam welcomes initiatives that contribute to joint cooperation efforts to manage and use the Mekong River’s water resources sustainably, equitably and properly.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on December 3 rejected the latest information of the Amnesty International, saying social platforms like Facebook have become tools for the repression of free expression in Vietnam.
There will be temporarily no commercial flights to bring home overseas Vietnamese who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on December 3.
Four round-trip flights are expected to be launched between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) each week after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh agreed with plans to resume commercial flights between the two sides from September 15, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Vice Spokesperson Duong Hoai Nam has said.
Vietnam shares the concern of many over the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region and supports reconciliation efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press briefing on October 1.
Vietnam welcomes the stance held by other countries on the East Sea issue that conforms with international law, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said in response to a question from a reporter about Vietnam’s view of a joint note sent by the UK, France, and Germany to the UN on September 16.
The Singaporean Embassy in Hanoi has informed the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department about Singapore’s decision to open its borders to Vietnamese visitors as from October 8, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control have decided to resume some commercial flights between Vietnam and six countries and territories - Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, Taiwan (China), Laos, and Cambodia - according to the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The Foreign Ministry has asked Malaysia to help the Vietnamese Embassy arrange a consular visit to a group of Vietnamese fishermen detained in the country, to gain further information and take the necessary citizen protection measures, ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference in Hanoi on September 17.
Vietnam, as a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is willing to share information about and its experience in participating in the pact with the UK if the latter is interested, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
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