Vietnamese and ASEAN Ministers commit to SEA Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone
12:58 | 03/08/2022
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and other ASEAN Foreign Ministers while attending a meeting in Phnom Penh on August 2 reiterated their countries’ commitments to strictly implement the Treaty of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) to build a region free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc: Vietnam to Further Join Efforts for Building World of Peace
20:11 | 01/08/2021
The Vietnamese Party, State, people and peace movements will continue to join efforts to materialise the goal of building a world of peace, security, stability, prosperous development and no nuclear weapons.
China building sprawling network of missile silos, satellite imagery shows
07:31 | 03/07/2021
Researchers have warned China may be expanding its nuclear capabilities after satellite images indicated more than 100 missile silos were being built in the the desert of Gansu province.
Vietnam Peace Committee’s message on enforcement of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
09:26 | 26/01/2021
On the occasion of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) coming into effect from January 22, 2021, the Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC) Uong Chu Luu sent a message to the international community. Vietnamtimes magazine would like to introduce the full message.
UN treaty banning nuclear weapons to enter into force in 90 days
15:41 | 26/10/2020
On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has reached 50 ratifications. This means that in 90 days the agreement will become part of international law.
Vietnam receives high regard in arms control and Covid-19 prevention
11:51 | 02/10/2020
The role of Vietnam in arms control and Covid-19 prevention has received praises from the US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un leader vow to further bolster nuclear deterrence
15:49 | 25/05/2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a key military meeting to discuss bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and putting its armed forces on high alert.
Pope to list nuclear weapons as immoral in Catholic manual
11:10 | 28/11/2019
Pope Francis announced on Tuesday (Nov 26) he would declare the use and possession of nuclear weapons "immoral" in the Catholic Church's official manual, after visiting the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki where atomic bombs were dropped during World War II.
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