Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh came to the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on July 6 to thank China for assisting Vietnam in the search and rescue work in the incident involving CASA-121 aircraft.
China’s plan to carry out military exercises in an area that covers Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) in the East Sea has once again seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago.
Japan is deeply concerned about territorial sea disputes between China and other countries, Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Korro Bessho said on July 1.
Vietnam hopes the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will issue a fair and objective decision on a petition filed by the Philippines contesting China’s claims to disputed areas in the East Sea.
There is a firm basis for ASEAN helping settle disputes involving several of its member states and China in the East Sea, said Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has said that it will rule on the case the Philippines brought against China’s vast claims in the East Sea on July 12.
The Vietnamese Party and State always attach importance to maintaining friendly neighbourliness and win-win cooperation with China, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.
Vietnam and China agreed to enhance political trust, maintain high-level visits and strive for new progress in their result-oriented cooperation at a meeting in Hanoi on June 27.
Malaysia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 25 on opening a new sea route to boost bilateral trade and investment, according to Malaysia’s The Star news website.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 24 extended a message of condolence to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang over the recent severe human and material losses caused by a tornado and hailstorm in Yancheng
Illegal activities that have been continuously deployed by China cannot change the fact that Vietnam has sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, said FM Spokesperson Le Hai Binh.
Police in Indonesia’s Bogor city have arrested 31 Chinese nationals, including nine women, who were believed to be members of an international syndicate of cyber fraud.
An Indonesian navy warship captured a Chinese boat and its crew members for illegal fishing in Indonesian territorial waters bordering the East Sea on June 18.