VOV.VN - Vietnam advocates maintaining peace and stability in the region through security, safety, freedom of navigation, and overflight, whilst respecting the principle of the rule of law on seas and oceans.

VOV.VN - The past year has witnessed a number of countries send notes to the UN rejecting China’s claims of sovereignty over the South China Sea, locally known as the East Sea, and demanding the peaceful settlement of the dispute in accordance to international law.