Vietnam opposes East Sea claims inconsistent with international law: spokesperson

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Vietnam affirms clear, consistent stance on settlement of East Sea disputes

Vietnam’s stance on the settlement of disputes in the East Sea is clear and consistent, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on July 12.

VN says East Sea disputes require peaceful resolution

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on April 8 that Vietnam has consistently insisted that disputes in the East Sea be settled by peaceful measures in line with international law.

External information services in 2016 see significant changes

The implementation of external information services and the dissemination of news on sea, island and border demarcation in 2016 reaped important outcomes in promoting the image of Vietnam’s nation, culture, people and territory to the world.

East Sea situation to remain stable in near term: experts

International experts and scholars at the eighth International Conference on the East Sea have forecast that the situation in the waters will remain stable in the near future although the year 2016 witnessed significant changes to the status quo in the region.

VN, China to deepen strategic ties

Vietnam and China have reached a consensus on further prompting their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new situation.

Vietnam, France work out measures to foster relations

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his French counterpart Francois Hollande agreed on various measures to boost the countries’ relations during their talks in Hanoi on September 6 morning as part of the French President’s State visit to Vietnam.

Ruling of the century and landmark in the East Sea

On July 12, 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea issued the Award on the merits of the legal case filed by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China in the South China Sea.

East Sea: Why not examine the historical evidences?

In order to find out a peaceful solution to the East Sea disputes, historical and judicial evidences of related parties should be unbiasedly verified and examined...

Oil rig HD 981 incident: from the angle of the international law

On 2 May 2014, China moved its giant oil rig, Haiyang Shiyou 981 (“HD 981”), to the waters near the Paracels islands (aka “Xisha” as they are called by China or “Hoang Sa” as they are called by Vietnam)