(VOVworld) - An exhibit of historical evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes opened in Cat Hai island district, Hai Phong on Tuesday.

(VOVworld) – On Wednesday, Taiwan sent a group of reporters to Ba Binh island which belongs to the Truong Sa or Spratly archipelagos.

(VOVworld) – A workshop on the East Sea took place in Moscow this week. Presentations at the workshop discussed China’s recent illegal activities in the East Sea and showed concern about China’s apparent plan to monopolize the East Sea.

(VOVworld)- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will head a Vietnamese delegation to attend the first Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) leaders’ meeting and the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan province, China, on March 22-24.

(VOVworld)- Japan’s foreign minister met his French counterpart in Paris on Monday, where the two agreed to further cooperate in the international fight against terrorism.

(VOVworld) - Outstanding research works on the East Sea in 2015 were honored by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on March 21. The awards were granted to five press stories, 12 research articles and two research projects on the East Sea. The East Sea research award was set up to support research and writing about the East Sea by individuals and groups at home and abroad.

(VOVworld) – An international seminar on emerging geopolitical issues in the Indian Ocean opened in New Delhi on Friday.

(VOVworld) – The President of the National Assembly (NA) of France, Claude Bartolone, began his official visit to Vietnam on Friday.

(VOVworld) – The English edition of the Korean Times ran an article Wednesday entitled “U-shaped line is not China's baseline”. It quoted international regulations to prove that China’s sovereignty claim in the East Sea based on the U-shaped line is groundless and illegal.

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh has responded to recent Chinese activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa or Paracel archipelago, including the deployment of a 10,000 tonnage vessel carrying 300 passengers to Oc Hoa island, building of a 3,500 meter air strip in Dao Cay island and land reclamation in An Vinh islands group.