(VOVworld) – A US military official said on Monday that the warship USS Lassen had entered the 12 nautical miles of China’s illegally-built island in Vietnam’s Spratly archipelago. It has been the first move as part of the US’s regular patrol schedule in the East Sea.

(VOVworld) – A conference was held in France last Friday to discuss geopolitics in maritime spaces and the East Sea issue.

(VOVworld) - China has begun operation of two light houses it built illegally in Vietnam’s Truong Sa or Spratly archipelago.

(VOVworld) – Approximately 100 maps and a series of documents, publications and objects proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened on Monday in Hoa Binh province.

(VOVworld) - Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN has called on the UN to continue to reform for better performance at the General Debate of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) on a roadmap for peace, security and respect for human rights.

(VOVworld) – China has approved its national marine functional zoning plans which include Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

(VOVworld) – Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull urged China to ease off on island construction in the East Sea during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation late Monday.

(VOVworld) - An exhibition on historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos opened in the mountainous district of Tien Phuoc in Quang Nam province.

(VOVworld) –An international workshop will be held in HCM city on Saturday on artificial constructions in the East Sea and their impact on regional peace, security, economics, and trade.

(VOVworld) - On Saturday, numerous international friends, peace-loving people along with Vietnamese students and nationals gathered at the UN plaza in Geneva, Switzerland, to join a march and sign a letter of protest against China altering the status quo in the East Sea.