Given the fact that Vietnam has taken the lead in addressing the challenges regarding the South China Sea, expectations have risen regarding Vietnam’s constructive role in the overall South China Sea dispute settlement.
Washington asserted it has seen “provocative actions” to advance unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) by Beijing.
Maritime activities of countries inside and outside the region need to strictly comply with the provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Japan, RoK, Australia, US affirmed to back ASEAN’s standpoint on the South China Sea in recent meetings.
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Five years after an international tribunal in The Hague issued the ruling on the South China Sea (known as Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam), China’s presence in Philippines’ waters is only growing.
Spokeswoman of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty and legitimate rights over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes while responding to reporters' questions in a recent press conference.
Law on the Vietnam Coast Guard came into effect on July 1, 2019, including 8 chapters, 41 articles regulating position, functions, tasks, powers, organization, and operation of the Vietnam Coast Guard; benefits and policies for the force; and responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations,
With over 3,260 kilometers of coastline, over 3,000 large and small islands, Vietnam is considered as one of the countries with adventageous potential to expand its space to the ocean.
The annual review of Global Firepower ranked Vietnam’s Navy strength 38th globally for the year 2021.
An article by Tran Cong Truc, former Chief of the Government’s Border Committee, about China's "Deep Sea No.1" energy station deployed outside the Gulf of Tonkin.
Vietnam will continue to work with other ASEAN countries and China to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and build an effective and efficient Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC).