(VOV) - As China has not put forth any persuasive evidence proving sovereignty over the two groups of islands [Spratly and Paracel], Vietnam should use all legal maneuvers available to demonstrate to the world that justice is on their side.

(VOV) - Vietnamese and foreign scholars on June 21 gave an in-depth analysis of China’s illegal placement of its floating drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 deep inside Vietnam’s exclusive zone and continental shelf.

Chinese military aircraft on June 20 flew at a low altitude above Vietnamese law enforcement vessels operating near the place where China illegally places its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s waters, according to Vietnam News Agency reporters at the site. 

(VOV) - Professor Carlyle Thayer from the Australian University of New South Wales has suggested that China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s territorial waters should be referred to the UN Security Council for discussion.

(VOV) - Vietnamese ambassador Pham Xuan Son has called on the international community, including Russia, to voice their continued support for Vietnam and contribute to easing tensions in the East Sea, so as to maintain regional peace, stability and security.

The latest developments in the East Sea came to the fore at a seminar held by the Sri Lanka – Vietnam Solidarity Association in Colombia on June 18, after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in early May. 

Despite the Chinese aggression in the East Sea, Vietnamese fisheries surveillance and coast guard authorities on June 19 continued to relentlessly demand China remove its drilling rig out of Vietnam’s waters and respect international law, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

(VOV) - International scholars say China’s placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s territorial waters is an initial step towards legalising the nine-dash line ambition in the East Sea, but warn its land reclamation in the Spratly archipelago is a serious threat to regional security.

(VOV) - Increased tensions and solutions to the territorial dispute over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea will be hotly debated at a seminar in Danang on June 20-21.

(VOV) -Senior French officials attribute the heightened tensions in the East Sea to China’s hegemonic policy, in which it attempts to dominate countries in the region through aggression and threats of force.