Seas and islands
Students in Quang Nam Learn More about National Sea and Islands
The “I love national sea and islands” contest aimed to help teachers and students gain a deeper understanding of Vietnam's sea and islands and the Party and State's guidelines regarding the safeguarding of sovereignty over national sea and islands in the current context.
Seas and islands
Combating IUU Fishing Must Be Drastic, Synchronous, Comprehensive, Timely and Effective
Vietnam has been working hard to carry out the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations about illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control, towards the goal of having the EC's “yellow card” warning lifted.
Seas and islands
Soc Trang Province Resolved to Fight IUU Fishing
Thanks to the efforts of relevant agencies such as the Coast Guards, Navy, and Police, as well as other authorised agencies, the number of Vietnamese fishing vessels violating foreign waters has been gradually decreasing each year.
Chinese vessels found fishing illegally in Vietnam’s waters
Border guards in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh have found two Chinese fishing boats which were operating illegally in Vietnamese waters.
US-China: Bien Dong Sea drills centered on submarine warfare, said Nikkei Asian Review
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the US revealed its strategy to deal with China's submarine force, which is the main strength in Beijing's deterrent capacity in the Bien Dong Sea.
"Oral communication" ships amidst Bien Dong Sea
Each off-shore fishing boat is like a house, whose neighbors are sometimes one hundred miles away. Thanks to the "oral communication", the ships can help and support each other in hard times. "Oral communication" is interacting and exchanging between fishing vessels in the vast ocean.
ASEAN-China resume COC talks
The China Embassy in Manila stated that China and ASEAN countries have resumed their expert meeting on Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea through an online conference held on September 3.
France, Germany, UK reject China's claims in South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) in note verbale
France, Germany and the UK said in a note verbale addressed to the UN that all maritime claims in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) should be made and peacefully resolved in accordance with the principles and rules of UNCLOS.
FM spokesperson: Paracel and Spratly Islands belong to Vietnam
Vietnam's affirmation of its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands has been conveyed consistently, Vietnamnews reported, citing foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on September 17.
Chinese fishing vessels pose possible threats to seafood resources in Bien Dong Sea
According to a US marine biology expert, China's illegal construction of artificial islands and overfishing possibly damage ecosystems as well as deplete seafood resources in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea).
Vietnamese PM, German Chancellor stress importance of peaceful Bien Dong Sea issue settlement
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, during their phone talks on September 15, stressed the importance of the settlement of disputes by peaceful means in line with international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea).
Beijing's rising assertiveness left it increasingly isolated, said Nikkei Asian Review
The US Indo-Pacific Strategy, with the aim of keeping the region "free and open", is receiving more and more support in recent months, due to China's aggressiveness in the Bien Dong Sea.
US Embassy posted Vietnam's map featuring Paracel and Spratly islands
The “blue checkmark” Facebook page U.S Embassy in Hanoi, an official account of the US Embassy to Vietnam has posted an article looking at the United States – Vietnam partnership during the last 25 years, in which the map of Vietnam has fully depicted with Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) Islands in the South China Sea or Bien Dong Sea.
Indonesia protests against China ship in its waters
Jakarta lodges protest with Beijing after Chinese coastguard ship spends two days in its exclusive economic zone.
US to ASEAN: Reconsider deals with China firms which build facilities on Bien Dong Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asked Southeast Asian nations Thursday to reconsider deals with Chinese companies blacklisted by Washington for building island outposts.
AMM-53: Vietnam expresses concerns over serious incidents in Bien Dong Sea
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh frankly expressed concerns over recent complex developments and serious incidents in Bien Dong Sea, which have gone contrary to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), violated the legitimate rights and interests of littoral countries, intensified tensions, and undermined peace and security in the regional water.
Japan's Mitsui, Malaysia's T7 sign deal to supply naval vessels to Vietnam
Malaysia's T7 Global Berhad and Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding have agreed to cooperate on supplying ships for the Vietnam Coast Guard & Vietnam People's Navy.
China's unlawful claims on Bien Dong Sea faces strong international opposition
China’s South China Sea sovereignty claims have endured strong criticism from various countries globally, including the United States and Australia, which state that these claims are both groundless and unlawful.
Forces of "ferocity" in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea)
A recent report by the US Department of Defense reaffirms that China is using maritime militias with large ships to harass the Bien Dong Sea - as part of Beijing's strategy to monopolize the waters.
Vietnam attends G20's meeting to advance Code of Conduct for border management cooperation
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 3 attended G20 Foreign Ministers’ extraordinary meeting on strengthening international cooperation across borders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam - Laos Boundary in 1945 - 1975
In the period from 1945 to 1975, Vietnam and Laos had to wage the war against the French and the US. Both countries agreed on the importance and reasonability of the settlement of the land border to clearly define the territory of each country in order to put an end to local disputes and conflicts.
Field management in Bu Prang: Current situations and Recommendations 1
After the unification of the country, Bu Prang was under the management of Vietnam. However, due to the differences and shortcomings of old documents, Vietnam and Cambodia still need a dialogue in the spirit of goodwill and compliance with international law and practices.
Vietnam opposes China’s military drills, missile firing in Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea)
All activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) without its permission violate the country’s sovereignty over the two archipelagoes.
