Seas and islands
70 OVs Visit Truong Sa, DK-I rig on the 49th Anniversary of National Reunification
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently coordinated with the Navy Command to send a delegation of overseas Vietnamese to Truong Sa Island District and the DK-I Rig House.
Seas and islands
Vietnam, China Finish Joint Patrol along Demarcation Line in Gulf of Tonkin
During 3 days, from April 27 to 29, in the vicinity of the countries’ demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin, the first joint patrol between the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Chinese Coast Guard in 2024 took place.
Seas and islands
Sentiment and Bond between Military Force and Citizens Shown on Dry Days
At the end of April 2024, many canals in Tran Van Thoi, U Minh, and Thoi Binh districts of Ca Mau province dried up, many drilled wells were dried, crops withered, and people lacked food and fresh water for eating and drinking. The harsh atmosphere there became more lively when the locals received cool water from the Navy soldiers.
China's move on Bien Dong Sea: Year-end intimidation game
China has just announced a series of exercises in the Bien Dong Sea that lasted from the end of December 2020 to early January 2021.
China holds simultaneous exercises in South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea)
The PLA Navy is holding three 10-day exercises simultaneously after year of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
China to launch new maritime law: Is it time to sue the power to IJC?
The Chinese government has just announced the draft maritime law and plans to pass it soon. This may be a warning sign of increasing maritime encroachments from China ships to countries in the Bien Dong (South China) Sea and the East China Sea in the coming time.
South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea): battle of diplomatic notes and law-abiding spirit
China's ongoing campaign in the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as Bien Dong Sea) - the vital waterway, in spite of the COVID-29 pandemic, has prompted blowback from Southeast Asia and beyond.
Vietnamese, Chinese coast guards conduct joint patrols in Tonkin Gulf
Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards successfully carry out a joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin on December 22-23, as a contribution to the waters of peace, stability, and mutually beneficial co-operation.
US rejects China ‘expelled’ its Navy warship near Truong Sa
The U.S. Navy has knocked back a Chinese claim that their forces chased a U.S. warship from disputed waters in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea).
Vessels with Chinese flags chased away from Vietnamese seas
Two fishing vessels sporting Chinese flags were chased away as they operated illegally in Vietnamese waters off the northern province of Thai Binh Monday.
A fishing boat and three Binh Dinh fishermen being rescued
Fishing boat KN 465 is on the way to rescue the fishing boat 98089 TS owned by a fisherman in Binh Dinh that broke down and floated in waters of 86 nautical miles from Nha Trang city.
South China Sea 2020 - From diplomatic note to the rule of law
The year 2020 has seen many countries become more outspoken about the Bien Dong Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) through diplomatic notes exchanged at the UN.
Vietnam verifies information on high radioactive concentrations in Bien Dong Sea
According to the Spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam is verifying information about the abnormally high concentration of radiation iodine-129 on Bien Dong Sea.
ASEAN maritime cooperation saw significant outcomes amidst COVID-19
Delegates in the 10th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF), held December 15 commented that maritime cooperation within ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms have reaped significant outcomes despite COVID-19.
Workshop reviews ASEAN maritime cooperation over the past decade
The ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) provides a platform for ASEAN to review maritime cooperation over the past decade and suggest orientations and measures to further boost cooperation in the near future.
China’s military bases in South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) vulnerable to be attacked: report
Beijing has spent years turning islands and reefs in the South China Sea (called Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam) into military bases and airstrips - but such China-invaded territory could be vulnerable to be attacked and nigh indefensible in the event of war.
Vietnam asks Taiwan not to illegally conduct military exercise in Truong Sa (Spratly)
Taiwan conducting the live-fire exercises in the waters around Vietnam's Ba Binh Island in the Spratly archipelago was a serious violation of Vietnam's territorial sovereignty.
China should have stopped tours of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago
China should have respected Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and cancelled tours of Vietnam’s Paracel islands.
China’s amphibious assault ship sails into the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea)
The first of China’s new Type 075 landing helicopter dock (LHD) appears to have recently embarked on a second round of sea trials—this time in the South China Sea (called Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam).
Australia PM ‘enhances co-operation’ with Europe over ‘destabilising’ Bien Dong Sea
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined forces with Europe and made a veiled swipe at China overnight.
US supports promoting international law compliance in Bien Dong Sea
U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Monday assured the Philippines and Vietnam, countries that Washington would fight to keep the Indo-Pacific region free and open.
China’s exercises in western part of the Leizhou Peninsula unrelated to Vietnam’s waters: foreign ministry spokesperson
China’s exercises in the western part of the Leizhou Peninsula from November 17-30 do not affect Vietnam’s waters.
Chinese game including illegal “nine-dash line” removed from Google and App Store
Chinese game “Panda’s tour around the world” was removed from Google Play and App Store as it included a map showing China's illegal claims over the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea), also known as the so-called "nine-dash line".
