The coast guards of Vietnam and China on May 22 conducted their joint patrol in the northern Gulf of Tonkin, covering the waters off Mong Cai city in Quang Ninh province and Dongxing and Fangchenggang cities in China’s Guangxi province.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese and Chinese coast guard forces conducted a joint patrol in the border maritime area between Mong Cai City, the northern province of Quang Ninh and Dongxing city, Guangxi province of China on February 5.

VOV.VN - The nation demands that relevant Chinese agencies fully comply with the common perception of the two countries' senior leaders by immediately halting trespassing activities and withdrawing the Huong Duong Hong (Xiang Yang Hong) 10 ship and other coast guard ships and fishing vessels out of Vietnamese territorial waters.

VOV.VN - The nation has asked all concerned parties to comply with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in carrying out activities in the East Sea, whilst avoid taking actions which may complicate the situation.