(VOVWORLD) - China’s recent activities near Vietnam’s Tu Chinh reef, internationally known as the Vanguard Bank, violated the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and jurisdiction. Vietnam is pursuing peaceful means to defend its national interests.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has asked China to withdraw its oil survey vessel and escorts from Vietnamese waters for the second time this month. Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the press on Thursday that Chinese ships have returned and seriously infringed on Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf defined in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

(VOVWORLD) -US national security advisor John Bolton on Tuesday accused China of using “bullying tactics” in the increasingly tense waters of the East Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Coast Guard and Kien Giang province Party Committee have agreed to work closely to tap the strength of the entire political system, enterprises, and fishermen, to jointly protect and develop marine economy.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal television HTV will co-organise a music show next Thursday to raise funds for the national borders, sea, and islands.

(VOVWORLD) - This year marks the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as the ratification and deposit of the instrument of ratification by Viet Nam to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Its active participation to and implementation of the Convention shows Viet Nam’s good faith, respect and hope for an equitable legal order for the seas and oceans.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has demanded China withdraw all vessels from Vietnam’s waters, respect its sovereign right and jurisdiction, and its legitimate rights and interests in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and international law, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A Chinese survey vessel’s encroachment on Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone and southeastern continental shelf has drawn a response from experts and scholars in Russia and elsewhere.

(VOVWORLD) - The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which officially took effect 25 years ago, is considered the world’s maritime constitution. China signed the Convention in 1996 but has repeatedly violated it. China’s recent activities in the East Sea have been strongly condemned internationally.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has welcomed the opening of a new office of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on August 8, coinciding with the 52nd founding anniversary of the ASEAN.