Weekly News 19/9 - 26/9

- (Wall Street Journal 22/9) India, China in Standoff Over South China Sea Oil: India is being pulled into a complex and increasingly tense territorial dispute in the South China Sea, with China repeatedly warning ONGC, the Indian state oil company, that its joint exploration plans with Vietnam amount to a violation of Chinese sovereignty. - (Reuters 22/9) UPDATE 1-China paper condemns Vietnam-India...

18/09/2011

Weekly News 26/9 - 3/10

- (The Diplomat 30/9) The Danger for US-China Ties: The US is wrong if it assumes it can always be business as usual after arms sales to Taiwan. As China rises, the temptation to push back grows. - (Foundry 29/9) China’s Law of the Sea Treaty Double Game: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton and former Defense Department official Dan Blumenthal have written an interesting and...

26/09/2011

Weekly News 3/10 - 10/10

- ( Reuters 6/10 )  Vietnam general makes rare address to military : to a U.S. military audience in Washington on Thursday, tip-toeing around the conflict with measured words of advice to Americans. - ( Carnegieendowment 6/10 )  A Sustainable U.S.-China Security Relationship: Washington shouldn’t alter its general strategy, but needs to rethink some approaches in order to enhance engagement and...

02/10/2011

Weekly News 10 - 17/10

- ( Phil Star 14/10 )  South China Sea: It takes two to tangle : It takes two hands to clap, goes a Chinese adage.  Maritime policy  analyst Dr. Mark J. Valencia stresses that the US is half the problem in the South China Sea. The associate of the National Bureau of Asian  Research  in Washington says some of China’s aggressions are mere reactions to US acts. Naturally his US  government  is upset...

09/10/2011

Weekly News 17 - 24/10

- (Nature 19/10) Uncharted territory: Political maps that seek to advance disputed territorial claims have no place in scientific papers. Researchers should keep relationships cordial by depoliticizing their work; Angry words over East Asian seas: Chinese territorial claims propel science into choppy waters. - (Aviation Week 20/10) Recon Needs Grow For South China Sea Region: Washington and Beijing...

17/10/2011

Weekly News 24 - 31/10

- (ABS-CBN 27/10) DFA hits China over 'cannons' statement: It sounds like a grossly irresponsible sabre-rattling statement in contrast with the Philippines position which seeks an Unclos (United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea) rules- based solution to the West Philippine Sea issue,” - (Mainichi 28/10) Vietnam to stick with plan to introduce Japanese nuclear technology: deputy PM:  -...

24/10/2011

Official Programme of the 3rd International Workshop on the South China Sea, Hanoi, 4-5 November 2011

  Programme of the Third International Workshop on "The South China Sea: Cooperation for the Regional Security and Development", co-organized by Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam anh The Vietnam Lawyers Association, Hanoi, 4-5 November 2011.         OFFICIAL PROGRAMME     (Venue: Melia Hanoi Hotel,...

29/10/2011

Weekly News 31/10 - 7/11

- Programme for the Third International Workshop on South China Sea in Hanoi, by DAV, Nov. 3-4, 2011. - (Guampdn 2/11) China sovereignty vs. international law: back to China's "indisputable sovereignty" claims vs. international law and principles prescribed in 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a miscalculation can be dangerous for all. - (Foreign Policy 1/11) The Top 10...

31/10/2011

Vietnam seeks no outside help over China issues

The Vietnamese deputy minister of defense told Tuoi Tre the Vietnamese government does not want to internationalize sea issues between Vietnam and China and that Vietnam does not seek third-party help over such issues.

31/10/2011

Weekly News 7 - 14/11

- (The Hindu 9/11) Vietnam's plea puts South Block in a predicament: It had requested for military aid from India, particularly in the naval field; India's military modernisation 'to contain China': PLA Daily: India's decision to boost its military capabilities near the border with China was a political move aimed at “containing” China's rise, the official newspaper of China's People's Liberation Army...

07/11/2011