The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence. 

President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived in Hà Nội yesterday to start his three-day State visit to Việt Nam at the invitation of President Trần Đại Quang. 

A draft amendment to the 2003 Law on Fisheries would allow provincial people’s committees to assign, lease and withdraw sea surface from organisations and individuals for aquaculture farming but a National Assembly working body says the Government or ministries should do the job.

Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Shinzo Abe, yesterday agreed on major orientations and specific measures to strengthen bilateral ties in a more comprehensive, practical and effective manner.

The Vietnamese Government and people always give top priority to cooperative relations with Japan and will do their best to elevate the ties to new heights for interests of the two countries’ people and for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Việt Nam strongly condemns terrorist acts in any form and holds that such deeds must be met with strict punishments, Spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday emphasised the key role of Asia during globalisation, pointing out three key measures for the region to tacle major challenges.

Prime Ministers of Việt Nam and Japan Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed their determination to foster the Việt Nam – Japan relationship in a comprehensive and extensive manner in a joint statement on deepening the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership.

Việt Nam has stressed the need for ASEAN and China to implement the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CEUS) and operate a diplomatic hotline to settle problems at sea in an effective manner to avoid disputes from flaring up.