(VOVWORLD) - The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday issued a statement expressing its deep concern over a Chinese coast guard vessel sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat in the East Sea on April 3.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian researchers studying East Sea issues have condemned the Chinese coast guard’s sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the waters of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, saying the international community will support Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has protested against China’s activities in Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam rejects any maritime claims by China that are based on the so-called “nine-dash line” in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea), a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said.

(VOVWORLD) - Researchers discussed security of the East Sea and the Indo-Pacific region at a seminar on Tuesday at the Institute of Oriental Languages and Culture, in Paris.

(VOVWORLD) - China has recently included the image of the controversial nine-dash line on T-shirts, lapel pins, globes, maps, digital maps, and in films and textbooks. This shows that China does not miss any opportunity to promote its baseless claims to the East Sea. The so-called nine-dash line was rejected by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016. Vietnam, other regional countries, and the international community should work closely with each other to fight Beijing’s false claims. In this week’s Q&A, we discuss the issue with Carl Thayer, Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy.

(VOVWORLD) -China’s acts in the East Sea are negatively affecting the whole region, so countries, including Vietnam, needs to show their clearer attitude toward the issue, said John Rennie Short, professor at the US University of Maryland.

(VOVWORLD) - Experts on the East Sea say China’s “grey zone” strategy provokes tension in order to control most of the East Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN Defense Ministers are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss sustainable security in the region. The ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) and the 6th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea to ensure regional and global security.

(VOVWORLD) - Defense Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich has once again described international law as an effective tool to regulate relations between countries for regional peace and stability.