(VOVworld)- Some 200 Vietnamese living in Japan’s Osaka prefecture and Kansai region plus many Japanese took to the streets on Sunday to protest China’s violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – 400 people representing 65,000 Vietnamese in the Czech Republic demonstrated in front of the Chinese Embassy in Prague to send a letter of protest against China’s accelerated militarization in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – Singapore’s daily “Straits Times” newspaper reported on Friday that Beijing has proposed a joint statement pledging to adhere to the principles of an earlier pact, including refraining from increasing tensions in the area pending a binding agreement on how China and ASEAN should manage territorial disputes in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, US officials expressed their concerns over China’s possible illegal construction in the East Sea, which could lead to military conflict. They also called on China to respect the ruling of the International Court on the East Sea issue.

(VOVworld) - US senators have urged President Obama to deploy more patrols near the disputed islands in the East Sea to guarantee maritime security. Republicans suggested on Wednesday conducting periodic freedom of navigation patrols within 12 nautical miles of China’s illegally built islands in the East Sea. Chairman of the Senate Committee on External Relations, Bob Corker, said there should be weekly or monthly patrols.

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich held bilateral meetings with the Defense Ministers of Thailand and Singapore on the sides lines of the 5th Moscow International Security Conference this week.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam and Laos released a joint statement on the occasion of an official visit by the Lao Party General Secretary and President.

(VOVworld) – President Tran Dai Quang received the Party General Secretary and President of Laos Bounnhang Volachith on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) – Officials at the ASEAN Defense Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+), which began on Sunday in Vientiane, Laos, expressed concern over rising tensions in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken compared notes on measures to enhance the relationship between Vietnam and the US in the time ahead during their meeting in Hanoi on April 21.