An Indian official has reiterated that India will not step back in face of China’s warnings against its collaboration with Vietnam in exploring oil and gas in the East Sea, the Vietnam News Agency reported Friday. The East Sea is the world’s property, and no one has right to control it unilaterally, the report quoted Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning Ashwani Kumar as saying. India is fully capable of protecting its financial interests and national strategies, he said. Earlier, on April 6, Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna made the same statement about the East Sea, saying that trade-ways must be free of any national interference, the news agency reported RELATED CONTENT Vietnam dismisses China's objection to Russian oil exploration in East SeaLike us on Facebook and scroll down to share your comment Last September China warned Indian companies against entering oil and gas agreement with Vietnam in the East Sea, after learning … [Read more...] about India says oil, gas cooperation with Vietnam in the East Sea will continue
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Vietnam dismisses China’s objection to Russian oil exploration in East Sea
All of Vietnam's oil and gas projects with foreign partners, including with Russia's Gazprom, are "within Vietnam’s sovereignty" and in accordance with international laws, foreign ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi said Thursday. He was replying to a question from a media correspondent about reports that China had recently asked Russia to stop exploring for gas in the East Sea. “Vietnam welcomes foreign partners to cooperate with Vietnamese companies in the oil and gas sector within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, and on the basis of Vietnam’s laws,” he said. “Vietnam pledges [to protect] and is responsible for protecting the rights and legitimate interests of foreign partners in Vietnam." On April 5 the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) signed a deal for gas exploration with Gazprom, according to a report on VnExpress. The Russian energy giant owns a 49 percent stake in the partnership, and PetroVietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam dismisses China’s objection to Russian oil exploration in East Sea
First storm appears on the East Sea
Pakhar, the first storm on the East Sea in 2012 was nearly 400km from the shore of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces in central Vietnam, on the evening of March 29. The storm is forecasted to be about 200km from Vietnam’s shore on the afternoon of March 31, with wind velocity at the ninth level. The National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Center says that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move slowly, 3-5km per hours. By 1 pm, the storm will be 320 km from the coast of Ninh Thuan – Binh Thuan. One day later, it will be 210km from Vietnam’s shore and its strength will rise by one grade. Wind will get stronger from the sixth to eighth grades and there will have rain and thunderstorm offshore Truong Sa Archipelago and Binh Dinh-Binh Thuan provinces. Cold air will affect northern provinces on the evening of March 30 and spread to the central region. There will have rain and thunderstorm in these regions. Pakhar is the first storm in the year in the East Sea. … [Read more...] about First storm appears on the East Sea
Conference held on East Sea issues
A two-day international conference on the East Sea wrapped up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday, Dec 13, after participants reviewed recent developments on the issue and suggested measures to resolve the dispute. According to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Malaysia, the conference drew nearly 120 participants, mostly scholars and diplomats from 25 nations, including Viet Nam. The conference, titled "Recent developments and implications towards peaceful dispute resolution", also touched upon maritime security and the role of maritime diplomacy. In his opening speech, Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Richard Riot Anak Jaem stressed the importance of the East Sea to Southeast Asia in terms of history, culture, society, economy and ecology. He also said disputes on the East Sea must be resolved by peaceful and diplomatic measures so as to enhance understanding and co-operation among regional countries. Participants also discussed the implementation of the … [Read more...] about Conference held on East Sea issues
East Sea consensus by ASEAN, China hailed
Viet Nam hailed the consensus of ASEAN and China in continuing the full implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards the building of a Code of Conduct (COC). The statement was made in Ha Noi yesterday, Nov 24, by Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi in reply to reporters' questions about Viet Nam's reaction to China's expression of willingness to join ASEAN to discuss the COC, at the recent 19th ASEAN Summit. "Peace, stability, security, navigational safety and freedom in the East Sea are in the common interest of all regional countries, who needs must solve disputes via peaceful measures and with respect to international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea," he said. Commenting on reports by the Chinese press on November 22, 2011, that the Transport Department of Hainan Province approved a local company's launch of tourism services to the Hoang Sa Archipelago, Nghi reiterated Viet Nam's sovereignty … [Read more...] about East Sea consensus by ASEAN, China hailed