Tìm kiếm: east sea

Vietnam presented to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) its Submission on the Limits of the Extended Continental Shelf in respect of the Central Area of the East Sea (South China Sea) (VNM-C) at the UN headquarters in New York on July 17 morning (local time).

Leaders of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, security, stability, safety, and freedom of navigation in and overflight above the East Sea.

Vietnam's Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich has called for stronger co-operation among ASEAN member nations, along with more effective ties with other countries, including China and the US, to address the East Sea issue.

An East Sea photo exhibition is being held at the Cultural center of Dongdaemun precinct in Seoul, South Korea.

Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung has hoped that Vietnam and Singapore will promote their relations in all areas, whilst showing his delight that both share the same view on building an ASEAN Community and the East Sea issue.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations in Ho Chi Minh City (HUFO) on July 10 issued a statement protesting China 's illegal activities in the East Sea.

Foreign State Secretary Markus Ederer on June 17 voiced Germany's support for peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

As many as 24 of Vietnam's law enforcement ships have been damaged and 12 fisheries surveillance officials have been injured by the Chinese side in the last month, revealed Ngo Ngoc Thu, Vice Commander and Chief of Staff of the Vietnam Coast Guard at an international press conference in Hanoi on June 5.

Delegates to the 13th Shangri La Dialogue have welcomed Vietnam's stance on settling the East Sea issue by peaceful means in line with international law, said Defence Minister, General Phung Quang Thanh.

The 13th annual Shangri La Dialogue closed in Singapore on June 1 after three days, with a majority present voicing concern over the ongoing tensions in the East Sea after China illegal dispatched its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou - 981 in Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone in early May.

Vietnam and Indonesia have set to foster comprehensive co-operation between the two nations, particularly in economics, culture, education and peace in the East Sea.