-(Vietnamplus 16/5) Vietnamese President clarifies Vietnam’s East Sea stance with voters: President Truong Tan Sang made clear Vietnam’s stance on China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in the East Sea while meeting with voters for National Assembly deputies in Ho Chi Minh City’s districts 1 and 3 on May 16.
-(The Wall Street Journal 16/5) China Must Exit Disputed Waters, Asean Leader Says: China needs to leave disputed waters of the South China Sea, the Asean secretary-general said Friday.
-(Vietnamplus 16/5) The US warns China not to raise tensions in East Sea: The White House has described China's placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s waters as a provocative act and warned Beijing not to raise tensions in the region.
-(Reuters 16/5) China's actions in sea disputes straining U.S. ties - U.S. official: China's actions in maritime disputes with its neighbors in the South China Sea are straining U.S.-China relations and raise questions on whether Washington can work together with Beijing in Asia and on bilateral issues, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. -(Reuters 14/5) White House urges dialogue, not intimidation in China rig dispute
-(Vietnamplus 15/5) Vietnam will continue to protect sovereignty: Vietnam will use every appropriate measure to safeguard its sovereignty in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has said. –(Tuoitre 15/5) Vietnam fishermen resolve to continue fishing near illegal Chinese oil rig
-(Reuters 15/5) China blames Vietnam, says will not cede inch of disputed territory: A top Chinese general on Thursday defended the deployment of an oil rig that has inflamed tensions in the disputed South China Sea and triggered deadly protests in Vietnam, blaming Hanoi and saying China cannot afford to "lose an inch" of territory.
-(AP 15/5) Riots in Vietnam leave 1 Chinese dead, 141 injured: A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam and hunted down Chinese workers, killing one, attacking scores more and then setting the complex alight, Taiwanese and Vietnamese authorities said Thursday.
-(The Strategist 15/5) China’s new wave of assertiveness in the South China Sea: Since 1 May, China has deployed the Haiyang Shiyou 981 floating oil rig off the central coast of Vietnam for an exploratory mission. Vietnam has been infuriated as the rig has been parked well within Vietnam’s lawful Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), just 120 nm from its maritime baseline. It has also caused widespread concerns across the region.
-(Eastasiaforum 15/5) Rigged relations in the South China Sea: China’s big power mentality and behaviour in the South China Sea is unconstructive. And the ensuing impacts are negative to China’s efforts to build a positive image as well as close cooperation with countries in the region and elsewhere. –(CS Monitor 14/5) Sea turtles, cannons, and arrests: What's going on in the South China Sea
-(The Australian 15/5) Canberra wary of conflict in the South China Sea: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on May 14th issued a statement expressing “serious concerns” about the growing potential for conflict in the South China Sea.
-(Vietnamplus 14/5) German press criticises China’s East Sea aggression: A number of Germany’s major newspapers have continued to run articles on China’s illegal act of placing the Haiyang Shiyou-981 drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. –(Vietnamplue 14/5) French Rear Admiral stresses stability in Asia
-(Vietnamplus 14/5) Vietnamese Party Central Committee adopts resolution on cultural, human development: Regarding denfence, security, external relations, the Party leader stressed that in the context of complicated and unpredictable developments in the world and the region, especially in the East Sea at present, special attention should be paid to the implementation of tasks ensuring national defence, security and external affairs.
-(The Diplomat 14/5) Solving Intra-ASEAN South China Sea Disputes: It’s time for the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei to resolve their own territorial disputes. –(The National Interest 14/5) China and Vietnam Clash in the South China Sea
-(SMH 14/5) Beijing denies US version of Kerry's remarks to foreign minister: China has said US Secretary of State John Kerry did not refer to "provocative" action by Beijing in the South China Sea while holding a telephone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. –(Xinhua 14/5) Chinese FM discusses South China Sea friction with Indonesian counterpart
-(Vietnamplus 14/5) US responds to Chinese accusations of East Sea tension issue: The US Department of State has affirmed that any member of the global community has the right to express concern over China’s provocative acts, which have triggered tensions in the Eats Sea. –(Reuters 13/5) U.S., China spar again on South China Seas dispute
-(CNN 14/5) Protestors torch factories in southern Vietnam as China protests escalate: Anti-Chinese protests in Vietnam turned violent Wednesday when a number of factories in a southern Vietnamese industrial park were set ablaze and there were reports of looting.
-(The Wall Street Journal 13/5) Competing Stakes Hamper Development of South China Sea: A Vietnam-China standoff over an oil rig exemplifies only a part of the interlocking interests—from the resources under its seabed to the trade routes on its surface—that trouble the waters of the South China Sea. China Is Paying a Price For Aggressive Actions
-(Global Post 13/5) China expanding presence on disputed reef near Philippines: China has been shipping large quantities of soil to a disputed reef in the South China Sea apparently in a move to enlarge the land area for security facilities, Philippine and U.S. military sources said Tuesday.
-(VOA News 13/5) Kerry: China's Oil Rig in South China Sea 'Provocative': Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States is "deeply concerned" that China has placed an oil rig in an area of the South China Sea also claimed by Vietnam. –(Channel NewsAsia 13/5) US chides China over maritime dispute with Vietnam
-(Vietnamplus 13/5) ASEAN Summit’s East Sea statement applauded: The 24th ASEAN Summit’s Statement on the East Sea situation has received praise from international state leaders, experts and media. –(Vietnamplus 13/5) HCM City external affairs office opposes China’s illegal act
-(Vietnam News 13/5) Chinese assets continue illegal activities at East Sea: Chinese coast guard vessel 3041 on May 12 fired water cannon on Vietnamese ship Truong Sa 22, which was undertaking a law enforcement mission in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf where China illegally installed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou 981.
-(The Washington Post 13/5) A Beijing power play in the South China Sea is met with U.S. inaction: With a $1 billion oil rig the size of a football field, China has literally laid down a new marker in its ambition to dominate the South China Sea — and challenged President Obama’s “rebalancing” policy in Asia, only weeks after the president’s tour of the region. -(The Bangkok Post 12/5) Implications of the US-Philippines defence agreement
-(Channel NewsAsia 12/5) ASEAN concerned over China's sea disputes: Southeast Asian leaders have expressed "serious concern" over worsening territorial disputes in the South China Sea, presenting a rare united front against an increasingly assertive Beijing. -(Vietnamplus 12/5) Japan backs ASEAN’s call for restraint in East Sea
-(Tuoitre 12/5) Vietnamese ship hits back at 15 Chinese vessels with water cannon: A Vietnamese ship counter-attacked 15 Chinese vessels on Monday morning with its water cannon after the Chinese watercrafts repeatedly fired their own water cannons at it in Vietnam’s waters in the East Vietnam Sea, two Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper correspondents reported from the scene. –(Tuoitre 12/5) Chinese vessels continue to attack Vietnamese ships in Vietnam's waters
-(PhilStar 12/5) Philippines to free 2 minors from seized Chinese vessel: The government will release two of the 11 Chinese poachers who were intercepted last week in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.
-(CNN 12/5) Vietnamese protesters target Chinese embassy: Hundreds of protestors took to the streets in Vietnam Sunday as territorial disputes escalated tensions between the communist state and its neighbor China. –(Vietnamplus 12/5) East Sea tensions may impact civil aviation
-(The New York Times 12/5) China and Vietnam at Impasse Over Rig in South China Sea: China and Vietnam appear to have reached at least a temporary impasse over a giant drilling rig sent by a state-controlled Chinese oil company to a site in the South China Sea. -(Todayonline 12/5) China says Vietnam efforts to rope in others over South China Sea spat will fail
-(NHK 12/5) Kerry criticizes China's action in South China Sea: US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US government is deeply concerned about China's actions in the South China Sea.
-(Vietnamplus 11/5) Vietnamese leader urges ASEAN to strengthen solidarity over East Sea issue: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on ASEAN countries to strengthen solidarity and strongly reaffirm the principles stated in the Six-Point Principles on the East Sea at the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. -(Vietnamplus 11/5) China’s act blamed for damaging mutual trust
-(Tuoitre 11/5) Vietnamese rally against China’s oil rig deployment: Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people Sunday demonstrated peacefully across Vietnam’s major cities in protest against China's deployment of a giant oil rig escorted by a fleet of military and armed ships in the Paracel Islands, which Vietnam calls Hoang Sa and claims sovereignty over. -(The Diplomat 10/5) South China Sea Clash: Asia’s Dangerous Game
-(Channel NewsAsia 11/5) ASEAN leaders adopt declaration on cooperation: Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted the "Nay Pyi Taw Declaration", which identifies broad areas on how the leaders are committed to further enhancing cooperation and on better promoting economic development.
-(Todayonline 11/5) Singapore: ‘Urgent progress’ needed for South China Sea Code of Conduct: The recent flare-ups in the South China Sea serves as a wake-up call and leaders should provide strong political support to conclude the Code of Conduct over the contested waters, said Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
