(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met to discuss the East Sea.

(VOVworld) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has voiced his support for the US recent deployment of a destroyer in the 12-nautical mile zone around China’s illegally built up islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa or Spratly archipelago.

(VOVworld) - Vietnam has always respected the freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said.

(VOVworld) – An exhibit of historical and legal evidence of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes opened in Quang Nam province on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) – A US military official said on Monday that the warship USS Lassen had entered the 12 nautical miles of China’s illegally-built island in Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago. It has been the first move as part of the US’s regular patrol schedule in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – A conference was held in France last Friday to discuss geopolitics in maritime spaces and the East Sea issue.

(VOVworld) - China has begun operation of two light houses it built illegally in Vietnam’s Truong Sa or Spratly archipelago.

(VOVworld) – Approximately 100 maps and a series of documents, publications and objects proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened on Monday in Hoa Binh province.

(VOVworld) - Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN has called on the UN to continue to reform for better performance at the General Debate of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) on a roadmap for peace, security and respect for human rights.

(VOVworld) – China has approved its national marine functional zoning plans which include Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.