Chinese bombers’ landing and take-off drills on an airfield in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, which belongs to Vietnam but is occupied by China, are causing deep concerns and facing strong opposition from many countries regionally and globally.
China and other concerned nations should refrain from actions that further militarise the East Sea and parties need to sit down for negotiation via diplomatic channels to resolve the issue, according to an US expert.
Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera has voiced deep concern about reports that Chinese bombers had landed for the first time at an airport on the East Sea.
These days many eyes are on the Hoang Sa exhibition house in the central city of Da Nang. The venue is home to historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Parcel) archipelago.
Fishermen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen has been encouraged to maintain fishing activities in Vietnam’s territorial waters after China promulgated a temporary ban on fishing activities in the East Sea.
The Sea and Island Club set up by Vietnamese people in Germany organised an exchange programme with various activities on October 18 to encourage expatriates’ attentions to the homeland’s seas and islands.
Tropical storm Khanun has passed the north of the Philippines’ Luzon Island and entered the East Sea, becoming the 11th typhoon hitting the waters this year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
China’s announcement of launching a live-fire drill in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, threatening peace and stability in the region and the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on September 5.
Ancient houses on Quang Ngai province’s Ly Son island withstood the test of sea storms and whirlwinds to become significant historical proofs on national sovereignty.
Vietnamese leading researchers presented old documents, which are proof of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago at a December 13 workshop.
Typhoon Aere, the sixth to hit the East Sea this year, is forecast to continue intensifying in the next few days, according to the National Centre of Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Five Vietnamese fishermen aboard the fishing boat KH 96640 TS which sank in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago waters have been rescued, the ship owner, Le Thi Hang said on March 10.
Vietnam has informed the Chinese side about reports that a Vietnamese fishing boat sank in the Hoang Sa archipelago area and seek coordination to verify information and to search for the fishermen.
Five Vietnamese fishermen are drifting at sea after their fishing boat sunk in a collision with an unnamed ship in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on March 8.
Vietnam has requested the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) correct the Sanya flight information region (FIR) map – which includes Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
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