(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.

(VOVworld) - Russia’s Federation Council (the upper house) supports peaceful negotiations in accordance with international law and non-intervention principle to resolve all disputes.

(VOVworld) – 100 scholars from French universities and research centers, attended a seminar entitled “The situation in Southeast Asia and the East Sea” hosted by the Strategic-Research Institute of the French Military Academy (IRSEM) in Paris on Thursday.

(VOVworld) – Since feudal times, Vietnamese people have attached importance to raising awareness of national sovereignty. History books in the Chinese-transcribed Vietnamese show that lessons about national sovereignty used to be a top priority.

(VOVworld) – A ceremony was held in Quang Ngai city on Saturday to increase communications on Vietnam’s border, seas, and islands.

(VOVworld) – International law should be the basis in managing territorial disputes in the East Sea. The idea was agreed with by almost all scholars attending the 3rd conference on the US-Japan relations and Southeast Asia organized by Singapore’s Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Youth Federation in Ho Chi Minh city launched the “Millions of hearts toward the homeland’s sea and islands” festival on Saturday.