East Sea Vietnam

East Sea – Weekly Review (24-30/6)

– Speaking after the visit to China of Foreign Minister of the Philippines (PLP) Peter Cayetano, Foreign Minister of China (29/6) stressed that two countries have established bilateral mechanisms for consultation on East Sea issues and cooperation mechanisms between the ...

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Russia’s power calculation in the South China Sea

25/6/2017 Russia and Vietnam have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partner. Vietnam-Russia are developing a joint project on oil and gas in the South China Sea and Moscow also wishes to return to Cam Ranh Bay and sell ...

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East Sea – Weekly Review (17-23/6)

  24-6-2017 – The East Sea (South China Sea) Oceanographic Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on June 21 the project of data digitalisation collected from scientific surveys and other surveys in the South China Sea, including ...

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Vietnam reaffirms importance of UNCLOS

17/6/2017 NDO/VNA – A Vietnamese representative has again stressed the important role of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the constitution of the seas and oceans which provides a comprehensive and sound legal framework for ...

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South China Sea Weekly Review (10-16/6)

16 June 2017 – Speaking during a visit of USS Sterett guided-missile destroyer to Zhanjiang, Guangdong province (China), US Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift (June 15) said the naval vessels would increase their stay in the South China Sea ...

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Exhibition on Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty in Tokyo

Sunday, June 11, 2017 100 photos, maps, and ancient documents were displayed at the weekend’s exhibition in Tokyo affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.  The stall features East Sea issues. The event held by ...

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PCA award helps resolve East Sea issue

(VOVworld) – One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on the interpretation and application of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the public shows ...

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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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