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Vietnam, Russia issue joint statement on major orientations for comprehensive strategic partnership in new period

Vietnam, Russia issue joint statement on major orientations for comprehensive strategic partnership in new period

Vietnam remains committed to UNCLOS: official

Vietnam remains committed to UNCLOS: official

Vietnam’s baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin complies with international law

Vietnam’s baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin complies with international law

Vietnam, Japan forge 25-year oil and gas partnership

Vietnam, Japan forge 25-year oil and gas partnership

(Tiếng Việt) Mỹ, Philippines tập trận, khẳng định liên minh quân sự bền chặt

(Tiếng Việt) Mỹ, Philippines tập trận, khẳng định liên minh quân sự bền chặt

U.S., EU and Japan increase naval deployments in South China Sea

U.S., EU and Japan increase naval deployments in South China Sea

Indonesian media highlights Vietnamese Party leader’s upcoming visits

Indonesian media highlights Vietnamese Party leader’s upcoming visits

Vietnam, China hold 16th meeting of Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation

Vietnam, China hold 16th meeting of Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation

Vietnam commits to full implementation of UNCLOS

Vietnam commits to full implementation of UNCLOS

Vietnam attracts nearly 31.4 billion USD in foreign investment in 11 months

Vietnam attracts nearly 31.4 billion USD in foreign investment in 11 months

Vietnam records 24.3 billion USD trade surplus in 11 months

Vietnam records 24.3 billion USD trade surplus in 11 months

The South China Sea dispute is one of the most complex and tense geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia

The South China Sea dispute is one of the most complex and tense geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia

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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China asked to take responsible, constructive actions in East Sea

16/06/2017 China, as a big country in the region and the world, needs to act responsibly and constructively in the maintenance of peace and stability in the region as well as in the East Sea on the basis of complying ...

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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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East Sea workshop held in Hamburg, Germany

VNA SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 Berlin (VNA) – An international workshop on the East Sea was held at the Asia-Africa Institute under Hamburg University in northern Germany, drawing many leading scholars and researchers on Asia, Southeast Asia and East Sea, ...

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Exhibition on Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagoes by Naval Region 2 Command

Saturday, May 13, 2017 An exhibition showcasing historical documents confirming “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belong to Vietnam” were opened on Friday in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province, by the Naval Region 2 Command  and the Ministry of Information ...

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Countries respond to PCA’s ruling on Philippines-China dispute

(VOVworld) – On July 12, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, the Netherlands, issued a ruling in the case brought by the Philippines against China’s nine-dash line claim in the East Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration ...

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Philippines urges China to respect PCA’s ruling

(VOVworld) – Philippine’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged China to respect the ruling made by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, Netherlands, which rejected China’s sovereignty claims in the East Sea. Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay. (Photo: AFP) ...

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China releases white book on PCA ruling

(VOVworld)- China on Tuesday rejected an international ruling on the East Sea, which went in favour of the Philippines, as “null and void” and devoid of any “binding force”. A conference to release China’s white book on PCA ruling Vice ...

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China’s reaction to PCA’s ruling

(VOVworld)- The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, the Netherlands, on Tuesday ruled that China violated the Philippines’s sovereign rights in exploring resources surrounding the Reed Bank in the East Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Hong Lei However, ...

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World responses to PCA ruling

(VOVworld)- Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday that China’s reputation and ambitions of becoming a world leader would suffer if it ignored the PCA East Sea ruling. Bishop called on all parties to respect the ruling, which she described ...

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PCA’s historic East Sea ruling

(VOVworld) – On July 12 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague announced its ruling in the Philippines case against China’s nine-dash line claims of historical rights in the East Sea.    Philippine activists celebrated the PCA ruling in ...

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Vietnam asks PCA to pay special attention to its legitimate rights in the East Sea

(VOVworld) – At a regular press conference in Hanoi on Thursday, reporters put questions on Vietnam’s reaction to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in the Philippines case against China. Spokesman for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le ...

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Talking ASEAN on post-PCA’s ruling on East Sea disputes

(VOVworld)- On Wednesday, the 36th Talking ASEAN took place at the Habibie Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss the effects of the PCA’s ruling on East Sea disputes. Talking ASEAN on post-PCA’s ruling on East Sea disputes Scholars and experts ...

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Philippines President: PCA verdict provides grounds for talks with China

(VOVworld) – A recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in a lawsuit between the Philippines and China will be the basis for future bilateral talks about their territorial dispute, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday during ...

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The Strait Times interviews US President Barack Obama on PCA ruling

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama said the Philippines made a lawful and peaceful effort to resolve their maritime dispute with China using the tribunal established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Prime Minister Lee ...

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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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Vietnamese in Czech Republic march to support PCA’s East Sea ruling

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese expatriates and locals in the Czech Republic marched in Prague on Tuesday to support the recent ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands on the East Sea issue. (Photo: VOV) Pham ...

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France-Vietnam friendship associations support PCA’s ruling on East Sea

(VOVworld) – The France-Vietnam Friendship Association, Vietnamese community organizations, and Vietnamese friendship associations in France issued a joint statement of support for the East Sea ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands. China’s illegal construction in ...

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Conference on the East Sea after PCA’s ruling in South Korea

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese and South Korean scholars said the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s July ruling on the Philippine’s lawsuit against China in the East Sea presented opportunities to resolve maritime sovereignty among claimants. Vietnamese and South Korean scholars attend a ...

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