Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has reiterated Vietnam’s political commitments to negotiating and realising the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) for the benefit of all TPP members.

Vietnam’s authorised agencies are tasked with firmly safeguarding the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told reporters on January 8.

Vietnam applauds Cuban President Raul Castro and his US counterpart Barack Obama for their statements on restoring the two countries’ diplomatic ties after 53 years of interruption, Deputy Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.

 Vietnam strongly condemns all actions that harm the bodies and lives of Vietnamese citizens, Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang said on October 31 regarding the Vietnamese citizen who was attacked in Malaysia.