(VOVworld) – Japanese and Indian media gave wide coverage to China’s withdrawal of oil rig Haiyang 981 from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

(VOVworld) - The Francophone Parliamentary Assembly (APF) has adopted a resolution urging parties concerned to respect international law and ensure peace and security in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) - A US Department of State representative at the fourth annual conference on the East Sea on Friday presented Washington proposals on specific steps to ease tensions in the region.

(VOVworld) - Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has explored the fishing industry infrastructure in Binh Thuan province’s Phu Quy island district.

(VOVworld) - President Truong Tan Sang has met with fishermen in Da Nang who have returned from their fishing session in Hoang Sa.

(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met voters in Quang Ninh province’s Quang Yen town on Thursday. Voters expressed their satisfaction on outcomes of the recent National Assembly session.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Association (VFCEA) has issued a statement opposing China for illegally placing oil rig Haiyang 981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and violating Vietnam’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference to explain to reporters Vietnam’s diplomatic activities and answer their questions on the East Sea situation.

(VOVworld) - ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) about the grouping’s role and its strategic orientation on future regional structure opened in Hanoi on Friday. The event aimed to gather inputs for the upcoming ASEAN Ministers Meeting in Myanmar this August.

(VOVworld) – The world community continued to express concerns over escalating tension in the East Sea especially after China issued a vertical atlas that expands Beijing’s claim over the East Sea.