National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân arrived in Bangkok on Sunday afternoon at the start of her trip to Thailand to attend the 40th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 40) and to pay an official visit to the host country from August 25-30.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has reached conclusions on violations committed by incumbent and former officials of central Khánh Hòa Province and decided on disciplinary measures for others from the southern province of Đồng Nai's Department of Public Security.

The agreement was reached during talks in Hà Nội between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, who is paying an official visit to Việt Nam from August 22-24. 

 Việt Nam has demanded China to immediately stop violations, withdraw all vessels from Việt Nam’s exclusive economic zone and not raise tensions. They have also warned China not to complicate the situation nor threaten peace, stability and security in the East Sea and the region, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.