First storm of 2021 is forecast to enter East Sea in a few days
09:46 | 20/02/2021
Typhoon Dujuan on February 22-23 is expected to enter the East Sea to become the first storm of 2021.
Vietnam responses to adoption of China's Coast Guard Law
08:21 | 30/01/2021
Vietnam demands that relevant countries respect its sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the Bien Dong Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 29 in response to reporters’ query regarding the adoption of the Coast Guard Law by the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee.
Vietnam again requests China respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa
14:08 | 26/08/2020
Vietnam requests China to respect its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and do not repeat similar violations, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Japanese Prof translates book affirming Vietnam’s sea, island sovereignty 1
06:50 | 24/07/2020
A book stating the undisputable case for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in Bien Dong Sea has been translated into Japanese by Prof. Kazutaka Hashimoto from the Kanto Gakuin University and released in the country.
US Ambassadors in ASEAN countries debunk China’s ambition in Bien Dong Sea
07:21 | 21/07/2020
Several US Ambassadors in ASEAN countries have raised its voice to respond to the US’ rejection of Beijing’s mostly unlawful sovereignty claims in the South China Sea (called Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam).
US official says sanctions against China a possibility while Beijing vows retaliation over US Law on Hong Kong
16:49 | 15/07/2020
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell has expressed Washington's support for Southeast Asian nations in their territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea (known as East Sea in Vietnam), and warned that the United States could impose sanctions on Beijing.
US Secretary of State Pompeo criticizes Chinese 'bullying' in regional waters
05:53 | 10/07/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on July 8 has stressed the need for countries to work together in dealing with China's stepped-up activities in regional waters.
Vietnam opposes Chinese military drills in its territorial waters in the East Sea
07:23 | 03/07/2020
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on June 2 voices Vietnam's strong opposition to Chinese military drills in Vietnam's territorial waters in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea).
ASEAN, China agree to go ahead with negotiations on Code of Conduct in East Sea
16:34 | 02/07/2020
ASEAN and China have reaffirmed their commitments to fully and seriously implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and soon resuming negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
Pompeo: China cannot be allowed to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire
06:53 | 01/07/2020
The United States has welcomed the statement by members of the ASEAN countries that South China Sea disputes should be resolved in line with the international law, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo recently tweeted (local time).
Vietnamese expert warns of China's moves in the East Sea 1
14:37 | 27/06/2020
The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam's East Sea Institute General Director Nguyen Hung Son, has warned about China's increasing activity in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) in an interview with Japan's public broadcaster NHK.
East Sea could be of central interest at 36th ASEAN Summit
15:15 | 25/06/2020
ASEAN is set to continue encountering a range of complex security challenges in hot spots such as the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea), the Korean Peninsula, and the Middle East.
Indonesia FM: Negotiations on Code of Conduct in South China Sea (East Sea) should resume soon
14:41 | 25/06/2020
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi on June 24 said that negotiations with China on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, should resume soon to ease tensions in the region, reported Japan's Kyodo News.
FM spokesperson: Countries need to act responsibly in East Sea
06:29 | 12/06/2020
Countries need to act responsibly, not complicate the situation, and contribute to preserving peace and security in the East Sea, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang made the call while responding to questions regarding China placing undersea cables in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, at the ministry’s regular press conference on June 11.
The Philippines illegally building structures on Vietnam's island in East Sea
07:18 | 11/06/2020
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on June 9 annouced the Philippines plans to spend 1.3 billion pesos (USD 26 million) to build more structures on Thitu Island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spartly) Islands, now claimed and occupied illegally by the Philippines, Bloomberg reported.
Satellite images show China's illegal working on undersea cables in Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands
08:07 | 10/06/2020
Vessel tracking software and satellite imagery appear to show a Chinese ship laying illegally underwater cables between outposts in Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea), the UK-based Daily Express reported on June 9.
Indonesia rejects China’s offer for East Sea talks, says ‘Nine-Dash Line’ puts its interests at risk
05:56 | 09/06/2020
Indonesia recently rejected a Chinese offer for negotiations on the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), as Jakarta reiterated that it had no overlapping claims with Beijing in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that Indonesia’s economic interests are threatened by China’s Nine-Dash Line.
US Secretary of State rebukes China for aggressive behaviour on Sino-India border and East Sea
05:26 | 03/06/2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused China of using 'tactical situation' to threaten others on the Sino-India border and the South China Sea which Vietnam calls the East Sea (Bien Dong Sea).
All activities without Vietnam’s permission in Paracel and Spratly archipelagos valueless 1
06:00 | 29/05/2020
"All activities without Vietnam’s permission in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are valueless," stressed Vice Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Doan Khac Viet on May 28.
China deploys 2 aircraft carriers while the US's two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flying over the East Sea 1
08:57 | 28/05/2020
Two Chinese (PLAN) aircraft carriers are preparing to conduct a set of provocative war games in the contested waters, near the Taiwan-claimed Pratas Islands, also known as the Dongsha Islands while two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the Bien Dong Sea -East Sea (called South China Sea) on Tuesday, the latest in an increasing number of U.S. military demonstrations in the region.
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