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Indonesia urges ASEAN to strengthen patrols in East Sea

Indonesia has lobbied countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to carry out maritime patrols in the East Sea to strengthen security. Indonesian Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu made the statement at a joint press conference in Sydney on ...

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Dialogue seeks to promote fishery cooperation in East Sea

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Embassy of Australia co-hosted the second Ocean Dialogue in Hanoi on March 15, focusing on fishery cooperation in the East Sea. The dialogue attracted more than 70 participants from ...

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Singapore, Australia share common views on East Sea issue

Singapore and Australia share many common interests on the East Sea issue, said Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, stressing that both countries uphold principles such as the importance of international law and freedom of navigation, reported the Strait Times newspaper. ...

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Vietnam’s sovereignty over Spratly, Paracel confirmed

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spartly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes has been exercised since the Nguyen dynasty 200 years ago, said Associate Professor Do Bang, chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Association of Historical Science, at a workshop ...

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