(VOVWORLD) - An Indonesian expert has said that the Chinese survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8’s activity in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is clearly a breach of international law and must be condemned. Programme Coordinator of the Indonesian Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Beni Sukadis, held that any country which has ratified the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea must comply with it.

(VOVWORLD) - US Navy destroyer Wayne E. Meyer sailed near East Sea islands on Wednesday, affirming free access to the waters under international law, according to Commander Reann Mommsen, a spokeswoman for the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, which is based in Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - Czech experts say the international community should strongly react to China's recent actions that have escalated tensions in the East Sea, following the return of Chinese survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8 to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday stated that Japan opposes any action that intensifies tensions in East Sea.

(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.