One confrontation, three legal questions

“Is Vietnam or China legally right in this confrontation?”: According to UNCLOS as has been interpreted by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the answer is definitely Vietnam, regardless of the answers to the first two questions.

08/09/2014

South China Sea disputes: Chinese historical evidence found wanting

“Historical evidences” of some Chinese scholars are vague, erroneous or blatantly false, relying as they do on uncorroborated evidence, faulty logic, misquotes, misinterpretations and outright inventions.

09/09/2014

Phl allies support arbitration with China

Philippine allies, including the United States, are supporting the arbitration proceedings the government has initiated against China challenging the latter’s claim in the South China Sea, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said yesterday.

09/09/2014

Weekly Bulletin 1/9-7/9

China opens new route for cruises to islands disputed with Vietnam; Vietnam demands China end tourism to Paracel islands; Singapore and Chinese navies carry out bilateral exercise in East China Sea…

10/09/2014

Vietnam demands China investigate beating, robbery against Vietnamese fishermen

Vietnam demands that China conduct investigation and strictly deal with the recent beating and robbery by its forces targeting Vietnamese fishermen, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on September 9th.

10/09/2014

Weekly News 15/9-21/9

-(Straits times 19/9) Separating fact from fiction in South China Sea conundrum: It is time to separate fact from fiction when it comes to several oft-made statements. -(Manila times 19/9) India, Vietnam call for order in disputed waters: At the conclusion of his trip to Vietnam, Mukherjee and his counterpart, Truong Tan Sang, issued a joint communique in which they called for countries to stand...

15/09/2014

Vietnam, India to Expand Oil Exploration in Contested South China Sea

Vietnam and India agreed Monday to expand cooperation in oil and gas exploration and production in contested waters of the South China Sea, despite previous objections from China.

16/09/2014

Weekly Bulletin 8/9-14/9

Wang Yi: Sticking to "Four Respect" on the South China Sea issue; Vietnam demands China investigate beating, robbery against Vietnamese fishermen; PHL map exhibit debunks China’s claim over Scarborough Shoal; US and China discuss avoiding military incidents…

16/09/2014

Weekly News 22/9-28/9

-(Vietnamnet 26/9) Vietnam ready to take fishermen protection measures: Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has reiterated the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to launch necessary measures to protect fishermen’s normal activities in traditional fishing grounds at a regular Foreign Ministry press briefing in Hanoi on September 25th. -(Vietnamplus 25/9) Deputy PM and FM presents...

22/09/2014

Code of conduct urgently needed for South China Sea

Peace and stability in the South China Sea is in the interest of China and the 10-member Asean regional grouping, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

22/09/2014