US launches quiet diplomacy to ease South China Sea tensions
The United States is using quiet diplomacy to persuade the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and other Asian nations not to move aggressively to capitalize on an international court ruling that denied China's claims to the South China Sea, several US administration officials said on July 13.
EC activates privacy shield to protect personal information
VOV.VN - The European Committee has officially implemented a new framework for Trans-Atlantic exchanges of personal data among legal executive agencies.
EU proposes new asylum rules to stop migrants crossing Europe
The European Commission proposed more unified EU asylum rules on July 13, in a bid to stop people waiting for refugee status moving around the bloc and disrupting its passport-free zone.
China releases white book on PCA ruling
VOV.VN - China has rejected an international ruling on the East Sea, which went in favour of the Philippines, as “null and void” and devoid of any “binding force”.
World responses to PCA ruling
VOV.VN - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on July 13 that China's reputation and ambitions of becoming a world leader would suffer if it ignored the PCA East Sea ruling.
PCA’s ruling in focus at CSIS East Sea conference
The verdict on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s unfounded territorial claims in the East Sea (South China Sea) took centre stage at the sixth CSIS East Sea conference in Washington D.C., the US, on July 12.
Countries call for self-restraint following East Sea dispute ruling
Malaysia and India have called for peaceful resolutions in the East Sea after the Hague Tribunal adopted the ruling on July 12 rejecting China’s historic rights claim in a dispute in the sea area with the Philippines.
Favorable conditions for PM Shinzo Abe’s administration
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner the Komeito party won Japan's House of Councilors election on July 10.
Clinton extends lead over Trump to 13 points: Reuters/Ipsos
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton extended her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump to 13 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on July 12, up from 10 points at the end of last week.
US: Tribunal ruling is legal and binding
The United States on July 12 said the ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that China has no historic title over the waters of the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) should be treated as final and binding and not be a reason to raise tensions.