(VOV) - Prof. Dr Wilfried Lulei – a scientist in Asian studies has confirmed China’s placement of its Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig is a serious violation of international law.

(VOV) - Chinese ships always follow closely to interfere with Vietnamese marine vessels and coast guard.

(VOV) - Representatives from many foreign nations and organizations have stated publicly that Vietnam has displayed the proper attitude accentuated by a consistent respect for international law.

(VOV) - The Association of Vietnamese Communities in the Republic of Korea (RoK) have issued a statement condemning China’s illegal placement of a mobile oil rig Ocean-981 inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

Members of the Mexico – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group (MVFFG) and Mexican Chamber of Deputies have expressed their support to Vietnam’s legitimate rights and criticised China’s wrongful acts in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. 

(VOV) - Since the Vietnamese state was first established several thousand years ago, it has resisted numerous foreign invasions, and the simple fact is that no matter how powerful and cruel, they were all vanquished and expulsed. 

(VOV) - The European Union (EU) encourages good faith participation by Vietnam and China in dialogues to resolve the East Sea issue.

The Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Association on May 15 issued a statement denouncing the illegal installation of Chinese drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. 

The Ex-Youth Volunteers’ Association and the Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail Tradition Association have vehemently denounced China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea.

President of the Vietnamese Writers’ Association (VWA) Huu Thinh on May 15 sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart Tie Ning to determinedly oppose China’s illegal positioning of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. 

(VOV) - Two Australian experts on May 14 were highly critical of China’s infringement on Vietnam’s territorial waters.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on May 14 voiced its strong protest against China’s illegal placement of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Rear Admiral Pascal Ausseur, Director for Asia and Pacific at the French Defence Ministry’s General Directorate for Armament, has stressed that stability and development in Asia will contribute to bringing prosperity and security for the world.

(VOV) - China’s installation of its drilling rig in Vietnam’s sovereign waters has attracted huge global attention over the past week, viewed as an intentional and provocative act.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Fisheries Association (VFA) held a meeting in Hanoi on May 14, asking China to immediately withdraw its drilling rig Ocean-981 and escort vessels from Vietnam’s sovereign waters.

(VOV) - With its unilateral deployment of a giant oil drilling rig in Vietnam’s East Sea waters, China has defied international law and caused sovereign disputes with a number of regional countries, in an attempt to fulfil its energy ambition.

A number of Germany’s major newspapers have continued to run articles on China’s illegal act of placing the Haiyang Shiyou-981 drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. 

(VOV) -The US State Department has confirmed that China’s aggressive action, causing tensions in the East China Sea, is fully recognized by many countries around the world.

(VOV) - Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Rinh: "If China continues its aggressive actions, Vietnam has enough strength and measures to cope with it."

(VOV) - The Vietnam-Mongolia Friendship Association has issued a statement protesting China’s recent acts. 

(VOV) - The Vietnam Fisheries Society has called on fishery associations and fishermen to continue to go offshore and cooperate with law enforcement force in protest against China’s violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty. 

(VOV) - The Washington Post – the most widely circulated newspaper in Washington DC - on May 13 published a lead editorial asserting China’s giant drilling rig is a fundamental challenge to the world order.

China has been pursuing what is known as 'salami slicing' strategy to occupy bit by bit the East Sea, an Indian professor has said. 

The Ministry of Information and Communications on May 13 received and publicised a world atlas that affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. 

China’s illegal placement of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea infringes upon the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an Indian expert has affirmed. 

(VOV) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 12 expressed the US’s concern about China’s illegal deployment of its drilling rig and escort vessels in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, describing it an ‘aggressive’ action.

(VOV) - HCM City’s External Relations Department on May 12 called in a representative of the Chinese Consulate General to protest against China’s unilateral deployment of its drilling rig Ocean-981 and escort vessels in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

(VOV) - Danang’s Union of Friendship Organisations, Association of Historical Sciences, and Fisheries Association held a meeting on May 12, opposing China’s illegal deployment of its drilling rig in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

(VOV) - Former Vice President of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Binh has stressed that China’s recent installation of its giant drilling rig Ocean-981 in Vietnam’s territorial waters is a wrongful act that should be condemned publicly. 

Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA), Thuan Huu has sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart to express his deep concern over the escalating tension in the East Sea as a result of China’s placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s waters, escorted by military vessels.