China justifies its military drills in the East Sea

China justifies its military drills in the East Sea

(VOVworld) – Despite of strong opposition from Vietnam and the international community, China continued to launch military drill in the areas covering islands and reefs in the northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa...
Russia releases development plan of disputed islands

Russia releases development plan of disputed islands

(VOVworld) – The Russian government has ratified a 10-year development plan for the Kuril Islands, which Japan also claims sovereignty over and refers them as the Northern Territories. The financing for the 10...
Disturbance in northeast Asia

Disturbance in northeast Asia

(VOVworld) – The Japanese government has made pubic its 2015 defense white paper discussing covering its concerns over a worsening security situation outside Japan. The paper directly mentions the building of artificial islands in...
Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference

Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference

(VOVworld) – Spokesman for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh answered several questions relating to Vietnam’s bilateral and multilateral cooperation and global issues. He answered a question about the...
CSIS holds 5th annual East Sea workshop

CSIS holds 5th annual East Sea workshop

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held its 5th annual East Sea workshop for scholars to discuss the latest developments and propose policies...
Japan announces 2015 defence White Paper

Japan announces 2015 defence White Paper

(VOVworld) – The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a defence White Paper for 2015, in which it describes the security situation surrounding Japan as “increasingly tough.”