Original documents prove Vietnam’s sea sovereignty
Original documents prove Vietnam’s sea sovereignty

Seven royal ordinances and certificates recently found in central Binh Thuan province are original documents that affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over its waters.

Original documents prove Vietnam’s sea sovereignty
East Sea seminar held in South Africa
East Sea seminar held in South Africa

(VOV) - The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa hosted a seminar on the East Sea situation in the capital city of Pretoria on June 12 criticizing the illegal placement by China of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters.

East Sea seminar held in South Africa
China continues using tricks to slander Vietnam
China continues using tricks to slander Vietnam

Chinese ships on June 12 continued to encircle and cut off Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance vessels and then retreat in order to photograph and film misleading footage aimed to make it look like they were being rammed by Vietnamese ships.

China continues using tricks to slander Vietnam
A code of conduct is needed to restrain China
A code of conduct is needed to restrain China

(VOV) -China is trying to create “a fait accompli" to rationalise its presence in the areas it uses force to occupy the East Sea.

A code of conduct is needed to restrain China
Vietnam brings China’s acts to ILO conference
Vietnam brings China’s acts to ILO conference

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has strongly condemned China’s violent acts targeting Vietnamese fishermen within the waters of Vietnam, at the 103rd International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.

Vietnam brings China’s acts to ILO conference
Japan, Australia condemn provocations in East Sea
Japan, Australia condemn provocations in East Sea

(VOV) - Foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Australia have expressed strong opposition to the use of force or coercion to unilaterally alter the status quo in the East and East China Seas.

Japan, Australia condemn provocations in East Sea
China shows no intention of easing East Sea tension
China shows no intention of easing East Sea tension

Tension has continued to escalate in the East Sea as China has maintained the presence of a large number of ships around the drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

China shows no intention of easing East Sea tension
IADL calls for international law enforcement in East Sea
IADL calls for international law enforcement in East Sea

(VOV) - The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) has called upon parties involved in territorial disputes in the East Sea to fully observe the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to settle their disputes peacefully.

IADL calls for international law enforcement in East Sea
UN supports Vietnam’s East Sea stance
UN supports Vietnam’s East Sea stance

(VOV) - John Ashe, President of the current UN General Assembly session, has raised the international community’s concern about recent East Sea tensions and supported Vietnam’s stance towards settling the dispute by peaceful means in line with the UN Charter and international law.

UN supports Vietnam’s East Sea stance
China must withdraw oi rig, escort ships: ambassador
China must withdraw oi rig, escort ships: ambassador

(VOV) - What is happening in the East Sea is critically serious and Vietnam resolutely demands China to withdraw oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 and more than 100 ships from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf to create an environment for negotiations.

China must withdraw oi rig, escort ships: ambassador