China’s fishing ban on waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in the East Sea is valueless, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in a recent document sent to coastal localities.
VOV.VN - The nation expects that all relevant parties take responsibility in respecting Vietnamese sovereignty, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang, said on May 27 at a regular press briefing held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
VOV.VN - Vietnamese competent agencies always closely follow developments in the East Sea and protect the exercise of national sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Vietnam's territorial waters in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).