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.
Seas and islands
Naval Region 5: Bringing Sea and Island Information to over 6,000 people in Kien Giang
From April 8 to 12, the Navy Region 5 Command coordinated with the Propaganda Department of Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee to organize an information section on the sea and islands to attract human resources in localities in the province.
Seas and islands
Vietnam - Thailand Navy Hold 49th Joint Patrol
On the morning of April 10, Ship Squadron 261, 264, docked at Region 5 port, under the Vietnam People's Navy, concluded the 49th annual joint patrol with Ship Squadron 456, 526 of the Royal Thai Navy.
Vietnam opposes China's unilateral fishing ban that starts from May 1
Vietnam rejects China's ban on fishing beginning May 1, 2021 in waters that include part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea).
China continues to stubbornly prohibit fishing in the South China Sea
The China Coast Guard will keep a closer eye on the country's coastal areas to ensure the enforcement of the summer fishing ban starting from May 1, said Xinhua News.
China commissions three advanced naval ships
China commissioned three new warships on April 23, 2021, including its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship, named the Hainan.
Philippines coast guard holds drills in Bien Dong Sea
The Philippine Coast Guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea, which an official said yesterday were part of efforts to secure “our maritime jurisdiction” over the waters disputed by several countries.
Taiwan again issues stamp set violating Vietnam's territorial sovereignty in Bien Dong Sea
Taiwan Chunghwa Post's Lighthouses Postage Stamps (Issue of 2020) just been discovered by Viet Stamp club to have an image violating Vietnam's territorial sovereignty. Specifically, a set of stamps appeared a lighthouse that had been illegally built on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) island in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in 2015.
How many remained Chinese vessels docking near Whitson Reef, video
Philippines Commanding General Cirilito Sobejana said on April 11 that 28 Chinese ships were still illegally appearing in Vietnam's Spratly (Truong Sa) Archipelago, comparing to 200 ones reported on March 7.
Vietnam tells fashion brands to respect its sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands
All propaganda forms and content promotion that go against historical facts and international law hold no value and cannot change the fact of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday.
Vietnam requests businesses to respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
All forms of communications with false content about historical truth and international law are invalid and cannot change the truth of Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.
ASEAN calls against complicating situation on Bien Dong Sea
ASEAN acknowledges concerns about the recent complicated developments in the Bien Dong Sea ( internationally called South China Sea), requiring actors to restraint, take no action to complicate the situation, and uphold the international law.
Recent developments in the South China Sea dispute
The US and China have deployed aircraft carriers into the East and South China Seas, as the two superpowers engaged in their latest powerplays on the disputed waters.
China tests Biden with Bien Dong Sea tactic
Based on the official view from Beijing, the Philippines has no reason to worry about Chinese fishing boats sitting along a disputed reef in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea).
US, Japan, France, India and Australia begin joint naval exercises, sending message to China
France and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue nations (Quad)—US, Japan, India and Australia—will today begin three days of joint naval exercises in the South China Sea (SCS).
Vietnamese guard vessels holds exercise on Paracel Islands
Quang Trung guard vessels held exercises in combat situations, coordinated with maritime helicopters in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
Ly Son island to hold Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers
The Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers (Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa) will contribute to reflecting Vietnam’s history of protecting its territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea), especially its sovereignty over Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) archipelagoes.
H&M facing a backlash in Vietnam when posting China's illegal nine-dash line
Swedish fashion retailer H&M is facing strong opposition and called for a boycott of Vietnamese consumers as soon as it published an image of China with the illegal nine-dash line.
China says H&M agreed to publish online map with “nine-dash line”
H&M is said to agree to re-publish an online map with the U-shaped nine-dash line in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) unilaterally drawn by China.
China Urged to withdraw ships from Reef In Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea)
Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider area, the Philippines said on Wednesday, defying its demand for the flotilla to be withdrawn immediately.
Belgium Friendship Association backs Vietnam’s stance on sovereignty in Bien Dong Sea
The Belgium-Vietnam Friendship Association has voiced their strong support for Vietnam's stance on legitimate sovereignty in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea).
Chinese boats tied up "with military precision" in Whitsun Reef, said maritime expert
China has provoked international alarm by massing ships in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea) near a reef belonging to Vietnam's sovereignty.
Japan continues conveying concern over China's coast guard law
Japanese defense authorities have conveyed to their Chinese counterparts deep concerns about China's new law allowing its coast guard to use weapons.
