Sea and Islands

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott voiced his country’s stance on the East Sea issue on June 4, opposing China’s unilateral moves to expand its territory in the sea.

US President Barack Obama has stated that China’s illegal construction projects in the East Sea are counter-productive and called for an end to aggressive action in the region.

The Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh on May 29 held bilateral meetings with delegations

Directors club of southeastern cultural centers held a program returning to the root visiting Phu Quy island in Binh Thuan district. With the theme “All for national islands”.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his agency’s willingness to support the promotion of dispute resolution...

Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago is an integral territory of Vietnam and its waters have long been the traditional fishing grounds of Vietnamese fishermen, affirmed Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Le Hai Binh.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has voiced strong protest over China’s announcement of a fishing ban in the East Sea,

Senior officials in charge of East Asia and Pacific of the US Department of State and Department of Defense held a hearing on May 13 to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the East Sea issue.

Works to upgrade Truong Sa (Spratly) Town Clinic in Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea has been initiated recently.

Vietnamese and Chinese scholars gathered at a seminar in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 11 to discuss measures to improve the Vietnam-China co-operation in the Gulf of Tonkin

Vietnam has sufficient legal basis and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the East Sea in line with international law.

The southern province of Ca Mau has approved a plan worth VND1.7 trillion (US$78.2 million) to upgrade the sea dykes along its west coast.