(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.

(VOVWORLD) -A representative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday made contact with China and handed a diplomatic note opposing China’s military drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago area.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union shares Vietnamese concern over growing tensions in the East Sea which are inauspicious for peace and stability in the region, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 500 navy officers and veterans gathered in Ho Chi Minh city on Sunday for a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of the first victory by Vietnam’s air and air defense forces during the bombardments staged by the US military in northern Vietnam.