Weekly News 3/11-9/11

-(Vietnamplus 6/11) Vietnam asks China to stop illegal activities on Truong Sa: Vietnam urgently requests China to immediately put an end to its construction projects on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and refrain from repeating illegal activities in the future. -(Itar-TASS 6/11) Russia to build new ships for Vietnamese Navy on schedule: The new frigates for the foreign customer will have, in addition...

03/11/2014

Vietnam opposes Taiwan’s live firing on Truong Sa

Taiwan’s move to launch live firing on Ba Binh island, part of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, is a serious violation of Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty, threatening peace, stability, maritime security and safety, and further complicating the South China Sea issue, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh said in Hanoi on November 3rd.

04/11/2014

Weekly Bulletin 27/10-2/11

Arbitration ruling on sea row with China may come early 2016; Vietnamese PM paid official visit to India; China must avoid destabilizing region…

04/11/2014

South China Sea Disputes: Facts or Fiction?

If a country cites international law to justify its position while avoiding having that position tested in court, such use of international law is just rhetoric, and does not deserve support from scholars.

06/11/2014

Vietnam asks China to stop illegal activities on Truong Sa

Vietnam urgently requests China to immediately put an end to its construction projects on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and refrain from repeating illegal activities in the future.

07/11/2014

Weekly News 10/11-16/11

-(Bloomberg 14/11) Vietnam Premier Calls for South China Sea Restraint: Vietnam’s premier called on countries to not alter rocks and shoals in the South China Sea and warned that improperly-handled disputes with China risk damaging bilateral relations between the two nations. –(Vietnamplus 13/11) 25th ASEAN Summit concludes in Myanmar -(Channel NewsAsia 13/11) China cosies up to ASEAN with US$20b...

10/11/2014

China, Vietnam willing to handle maritime issues through dialogue

China and Vietnam have agreed to handle maritime disputes through dialogue, Chinese state media reported on Monday, months after ties between the two countries hit a three-decade low in a row over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters.

10/11/2014

Beijing, Philippines move to calm South China Sea tensions

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a "meeting of minds" on Tuesday during talks which included a territorial row that has soured relations between the South China Sea states.

12/11/2014

Weekly Bulletin 3/11-9/11

Xi offers vision of China-driven 'Asia-Pacific dream'; Vietnam opposes Taiwan’s live firing on Truong Sa; Aquino says China's map only complicates South China Sea dispute…

12/11/2014

China cosies up to ASEAN with US$20b in loans

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday (Nov 13) also floated the possibility of a "friendship treaty" with Southeast Asian nations, in an apparent bid to defuse regional tensions which spiked this year over contested seas.

14/11/2014