Vietnam's Maritime Sovereignty

24/06/2021

Vietnam demands relevant parties not complicate East Sea situation

(VOVWORLD) - Spokeswoman of the Vietnam Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang on Thursday reiterated Vietnam’s demand for relevant parties to avoid complicating the situation in the East Sea, but contributing to the maintenance of peace and stability in the waters.

Vietnam demands relevant parties not complicate East Sea situation
24/06/2021

Vietnam reaffirms importance of 1982 UNCLOS

(VOVWORLD) - The 31st Meeting of the States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is taking place at the UN headquarters in New York from June 21 to 25.

Vietnam reaffirms importance of 1982 UNCLOS
16/06/2021

Vietnam calls for early finalization of COC

(VOVWORLD) -The regional security situation continues developing complicatedly, with competition between major powers occurring in all aspects, and new non-traditional security challenges emerging, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang told the 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) on Wednesday.

Vietnam calls for early finalization of COC
11/06/2021

Vietnam protests Taiwan (China)'s live-fire drills on Spratly’s Ba Binh Island

(VOVWORLD) - Taiwan (China)’s live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh (Itu Aba)Island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago seriously violate Vietnam's territorial sovereignty over this archipelago, threatening peace, stability, and navigation security and safety, causing tensions and complicating the situation in the East Sea, said a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson.

Vietnam protests Taiwan (China)'s live-fire drills on Spratly’s Ba Binh Island
07/06/2021

Vietnam calls for serious implementation of DOC

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has called on all parties to seriously implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and reached agreements and abide by international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

Vietnam calls for serious implementation of DOC
05/05/2021

Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in East Sea

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam) from May 1 to September 16, monitored by China's Coast Guard. The banned water spans from the sea north of the East Sea to 12 degrees north latitude, covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of Vietnam's sovereignty.

Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in East Sea
05/05/2021

International community criticize China's acts of destabilizing East Sea

(VOVWORLD) - The international community has voiced protest against China's new moves in the East Sea, including its enforcement of a fishing ban that took effect on May 1 on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and its continued deployment of ships to Bai Ba Dau (Whitsun Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

International community criticize China's acts of destabilizing East Sea
29/04/2021

Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in the East Sea

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in the East Sea
08/04/2021

Businesses operating in Vietnam asked to respect Vietnamese law

(VOVWORLD) - All forms of communications with false content about historical truth and international law are invalid and cannot change the truth of Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.

Businesses operating in Vietnam asked to respect Vietnamese law