(VOVWORLD) - A Group of Friends of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), an initiative Vietnam and Germany launched in New York recently, has been welcomed by UN member countries. This is a forum to discuss maritime laws, narrow differences, and enhance contributions to the UNCLOS. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel and representatives of 96 member states attended the launch of the initiative.

(VOVWORLD) - The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on the East Sea issue were highlighted at a webinar held by the Asia-Africa Institute at the Hamburg University of Germany on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Spokeswoman of the Vietnam Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang on Thursday reiterated Vietnam’s demand for relevant parties to avoid complicating the situation in the East Sea, but contributing to the maintenance of peace and stability in the waters.

(VOVWORLD) - The 31st Meeting of the States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is taking place at the UN headquarters in New York from June 21 to 25.

(VOVWORLD) -The regional security situation continues developing complicatedly, with competition between major powers occurring in all aspects, and new non-traditional security challenges emerging, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang told the 8th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Taiwan (China)’s live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh (Itu Aba)Island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago seriously violate Vietnam's territorial sovereignty over this archipelago, threatening peace, stability, and navigation security and safety, causing tensions and complicating the situation in the East Sea, said a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam resolutely protests all violations of its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated at the ministry’s regular press conference held online on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has called on all parties to seriously implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and reached agreements and abide by international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam protests China’s fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam) from May 1 to September 16, monitored by China's Coast Guard. The banned water spans from the sea north of the East Sea to 12 degrees north latitude, covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of Vietnam's sovereignty.

(VOVWORLD) - The international community has voiced protest against China's new moves in the East Sea, including its enforcement of a fishing ban that took effect on May 1 on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and its continued deployment of ships to Bai Ba Dau (Whitsun Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.