New York, June 19 -- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, has been elected as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the 2026-2035 term, becoming the first Vietnamese national to serve on the tribunal since its establishment in 1996. Lan Anh, Vietnam's candidate, secured the highest number of votes among candidates from the Asia-Pacific region in elections held on June 18 at the 36th Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) at the United Nations headquarters. Her election in the first round of voting with strong support reflects the international community's confidence in Vietnam's growing role and standi...