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The two sides engaged in sincere and candid discussion on the sea issue, reaching agreement on further making use of existing negotiation mechanisms for substantive outcomes. Deputy FM Trung voiced Vietnam’s concern about the recent complicated developments in the East Sea and the stance on its legitimate rights and interests in accordance with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. He urged that the two sides promote cooperation and solve disputes in the spirit of respecting each other’s legitimate rights and interests, reached agreements, common perceptions of both sides and international law./. … [Read more...] about General secretaries of Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation hold online meeting

Before the crisis, it had become painfully clear that greater international co-operation is needed to reap the full benefits of globalisation and make them more inclusive both within and across nations. The hard road ahead may prove a temptation to governments and regulators to retreat within their borders in a variation on every man for himself. But that would be taking exactly the wrong lesson from the astonishing accomplishments of recent months, which to my mind provide irrefutable evidence of how much we stand to gain by staying agile, resilient, and humane – together. … [Read more...] about Resilience, agility and humanity: some lessons from the pandemic

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung The two officials discussed specific measures to increase result-oriented cooperation and some major orientations including maintaining all-level exchanges and contacts in flexible forms, and maximizing the overall coordinating role of the Steering Committee for Vietnam-China Bilateral Cooperation in enhancing partnerships between sectors and localities in different fields of the two sides. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China strengthen bilateral cooperation

Deputy spokesperson for Vietnamese foreign ministry Đoàn Khắc Việt made the statement on Thursday in Hà Nội at a press briefing, in response to queries over China’s adoption of the National People’s Congress’ Decision on Establishing and Improving the Legal System and Enforcement Mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Safeguard National Security today. … [Read more...] about Hong Kong is China’s internal affair: VN diplomat

But Trump blames the crisis on China and for a long time insisted on calling the COVID-19 sickness the "Chinese virus". He has threatened to cut off US funding for the World Health Organization, accusing the UN body of bias toward Beijing and assisting in a cover-up. … [Read more...] about Pompeo says Trump to act on Chinese students