(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.

(VOVworld) – Tensions in the East Sea have resulted from China’s tough actions, said Hugo Swire, British Minister of State for East Asia early this week at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

(VOVworld) - A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on Fiery Cross Reef of Spratly islands claimed by Vietnam, state media said on Monday.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese community in Geneva and the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association held an exhibit and seminar on Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea on Saturday to protest China’s militarization there and its violation of international law. A petition was also sent to UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon.