Vietnam News Today (December 3): Vietnam records 13,677 new local Covid cases; Greetings on 61st anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties; Hanoi launches first electric bus line; Vietnam, China hold talks on maritime issues.

The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is a “Constitution” of the ocean, which has created a legal framework for the settlement of maritime challenges in the region, a Vietnamese official said.