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Vietnam contributed positively to the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-9) by making a number of proposals towards building an ASEAN Political-Security Community, stated Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh.

ASEAN and the EU agreed to develop their ties into a strategic partnership.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suspended the crew and several ground officers who involved in the landing mistake by local private airline VietJet Air on June 19, an official said.

The Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations has issued a statement strongly protesting against China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction, and requesting the country to withdraw its oil rig from Vietnam’s waters.

China on July 1 dispatched 34 fishing vessels backed by two coast guard ships to hamper Vietnamese fishing boats from approaching the area where the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing.

China keeps five military ships to defend its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department on June 30.

China still keeps 110-114 ships of various kinds around its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone, reported the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department on June 27.

Many ships of Vietnam’s fisheries surveillance authority and coast guard on duty at the area where China is illegally positioning its rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 have been attacked by Chinese ships over the past more than 10 days.

Ministries of Transport and Public Security would take drastic measures to find and punish overloaded trucks, being blamed for damaging roads and threatening the safety of commuters.