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Speakers present speeches at the conference. Photo: Thu Ha A conference themed “East Sea and the Sovereignty of Vietnam” was held in Paris last weekend, attracting the participation of many Vietnamese and foreign scholars, reported VNA. Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang said this event is of great significance for overseas Vietnamese, especially those living in Europe, showing their affection and attachment to their homeland and their concern with major national issues. Organized under the initiative of the Liaison Board of Overseas Vietnamese in Europe, the conference received 14 speeches from scholars, professors, doctors, and researchers on Asia and the East Sea, as well as economists and educators from European countries such as Poland, Germany, France, Italy, the Czech Republic and Ukraine, and Canada, and Vietnam. The presentations mentioned many points of view on the East Sea and Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea and islands, from historical, cultural,...

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet (R) and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan co-chaired the ninth political consultation between the two countries in Hanoi on June 13, VietnamPlus reported. The two sides shared the view that cooperation in politics – diplomacy, security, and defense remains one of the important pillars of the Vietnam – Thailand relations. They reaffirmed the commitment to not allowing any individual or organization to use the territory of one country to harm the other. They agreed to enhance cooperation between the two foreign ministries’ relevant units, work closely to promote the fruitful implementation of the action plan for carrying out the countries’ enhanced strategic partnership 2022 – 2027 and step up the signing of important documents in different sphe...