(VOV) - Vietnam and Japan should continue their struggle against China’ wrongful acts in the East and East China Seas, utilizing diplomatic measures grounded in international law, said Japanese Maj. Gen. Naohisa Fukase.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister -cum-Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on June 23 received Hugo Siblesz, General Secretary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), who is in Hanoi for an official visit.

(VOV) - Vietnamese ambassador to Turkey Nguyen The Cuong recently handed over documents protesting against China’s illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone to Turkey and a number of other countries. 

(VOV) - The Laos Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 23 expressed concern about the escalated tension in the East Sea and asked parties concerned to exercise restraint and avoid further actions that may complicate the situation in the region.

(VOV) - The legal ramifications and motivation for China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the East Sea was the topic that captured major attention of international and Vietnamese scholars.

China on June 22 mobilised up to 137 ships, including five military ships, to protect its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

(VOV) - Professor Renato DeCastro from Manila-based De La Salle University has said that by deploying the second oil rig [Nanhai 9] to the East Sea, China has put the Philippines and Vietnam in the same boat.

(VOV) - Professor Jerome Cohen from New York University’s School of Law says China should enter negotiations  and settle the current territorial dispute peacefully or it will make things difficult for itself.

(VOV) - Hundreds of, Vietnamese nationals, students and international friends marched along the streets of the Swiss capital Bern, on June 21, opposing China’s escalating violations in the East Sea.

Vietnam hopes to get further support from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretariat in preparation for the 132nd IPU General Assembly, which will be held in the country in 2015.

China on June 21 maintained 118 ships, including six military ships, to protect its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

(VOV) - As China has not put forth any persuasive evidence proving sovereignty over the two groups of islands [Spratly and Paracel], Vietnam should use all legal maneuvers available to demonstrate to the world that justice is on their side.

(VOV) -Vietnamese representatives joined a plethora of nearly 100 delegates from 50 countries at World Press Conference 2014, taking place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from June 15-20.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and foreign scholars on June 21 gave an in-depth analysis of China’s illegal placement of its floating drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 deep inside Vietnam’s exclusive zone and continental shelf.

(VOV) - Vietnam and Mozambique will expand cooperation in various areas such as agriculture, education-training, science-technology, diplomacy and security.

(VOV) - The UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) has approved Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on human rights in the second cycle, acknowledging the country’s progress in protecting and promoting fundamental human rights.

Chinese military aircraft on June 20 flew at a low altitude above Vietnamese law enforcement vessels operating near the place where China illegally places its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s waters, according to Vietnam News Agency reporters at the site. 

China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 deep into Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone has raised indignation among domestic and international opinion, including many National Assembly deputies of Vietnam.

(VOV) - Professor Carlyle Thayer from the Australian University of New South Wales has suggested that China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s territorial waters should be referred to the UN Security Council for discussion.

(VOV) - A Vietnamese delegation led by head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs, Pham Dung, visited Mexico from June 15-19 to share experience in religious affairs and strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and Mexico.

(VOV) - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong voiced their support for a new cooperation mechanism between the State of Oregon and Vietnam, so as to deepen bilateral ties. 

(VOV) - Vietnamese ambassador Pham Xuan Son has called on the international community, including Russia, to voice their continued support for Vietnam and contribute to easing tensions in the East Sea, so as to maintain regional peace, stability and security.

The latest developments in the East Sea came to the fore at a seminar held by the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Solidarity Association in Colombia on June 18, after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in early May. 

Despite the Chinese aggression in the East Sea, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard authorities on June 19 continued to relentlessly demand China remove its drilling rig out of Vietnam’s waters and respect international law, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

(VOV) - Two ranking military officers, Lieu. Col. Mac Duc Trong and Lieu. Col. Tran Nam Nhan, will join the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

(VOV) - Increased tensions and solutions to the territorial dispute over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea will be hotly debated at a seminar in Danang on June 20-21.

(VOV) -Senior French officials attribute the heightened tensions in the East Sea to China’s hegemonic policy, in which it attempts to dominate countries in the region through aggression and threats of force.

(VOV) - The Republic of Seychelles opened its consular office in Hanoi on June 18 and appointed Le Thanh Thao, director of Asia Sun Travel, as its honorary consular.

Hanoi and Toulouse city of France will enhance cooperation in a wide range of areas from cultural exchange to conservation of old quarter heritages, sustainable urban development, training and economics.

One June 18, three Chinese aircraft flew above the site where Chinese oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is standing illegally in Vietnamese waters, the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force reported.