G7 leaders protest against use of force in East Sea
(VOV) - Leaders of the Group of 7 have expressed their deep concern about tensions between China and a number of Asian countries in the East and East China Seas and warned against any use of force.
China’s “nine-dash line” claim: historical or self-conducted rights?
(VOV) - China’s claim to the “nine-dash line” or “U-shaped line” in the East Sea is totally wrong as far as its historical name and sovereignty is concerned.
Echoes from Shangri-La Dialogue
It is impossible for anyone in the 21st century to bring “swords and knives” to others’ houses and do everything he wants, Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has said.
Indian scholar rebukes China’s illegal act
(VOV) - India’s Merinews.com on June 4 ran an article analysis written by Vinod Anand - a senior expert from the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), criticizing the illegal placement by its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou - 981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
Chinese ships continue hindering Vietnam’s vessels with violence
A large number of Chinese ships continue to violently defending the rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which is illegally placed in Vietnam ’s waters, by ramming and firing water cannon at Vietnamese law enforcement ships, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.
UNESCO Vietnam Union opposes China’s illegal act
(VOV) - The Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations issued a statement on June 4, vehemently opposing China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in Vietnam’s territorial waters.
East Sea workshop warns against global crisis
(VOV) - Scholars attending a workshop in Washington DC on June 3 raised their concern about increased tensions in the East Sea which they said could lead to a global crisis.
Ambassador opposes China’s provocation in East Sea
(VOV) - A Vietnamese diplomat has strongly denounced China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone and its intensified intimidation against Vietnamese law enforcement forces at sea.
East Sea tensions spillover effecting global trade
(VOV) - Vietnam steadfastly resolves to find a non-violent and peaceful solution to the East Sea territorial dispute that is amenable to both sides, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.
French official opposes China’s hegemonism in East Sea
(VOV) - Jean-Charles Negre, vice president of the Council of Seine-Saint-Denis province, has criticised China’s hegemonism following its illegal positioning of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.