North east sea fishing marks

Hanoi (VNA) - Australia will continue to strongly advocate the freedom of navigation through the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on July 16. “Australia will continue to adopt a very consistent position,” Morrison told a media briefing in Canberra when asked about Australia’s stance on US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo’s latest statement on the South China Sea issue. On July 13, Pompeo affirmed that “the United States champions a free and open Indo-Pacific”, and the China’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful. Regarding Pompeo’s statement, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on July 15 that Vietnam welcomes other countries’ stance on the East Sea issue in line with international law. Peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the sea are the aspiration and goal of countries … [Read more...] about Australia affirms continued support for freedom of navigation in East Sea

According to the Vietnamese spokesperson, peace, stability, cooperation and development in the East Sea is the aspiration and common goal of the countries in the region as well as international community. The respect for international law, including the full and responsible observation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), is of significant importance to achieving that goal. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reacts to China’s tweets over East Sea claims

Vietnam hopes that all countries will make an effort to contribute to maintaining peace, stability, and cooperation in the maritime area and settle disputes through dialogues and other peaceful measures, in accordance with international law and for the common interest, the spokesperson stressed. … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes countries’ East Vietnam Sea stances in line with international law

Organising board for SEA Games 31, Para Games 11 established The national steering committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (Para Games 11) has decided to establish an organising board for the two tournaments. … [Read more...] about Official sports of SEA Games 31, Para Games 11 to be announced in July

With regard to several recent remarks on Twitter by her Chinese counterpart Hua Chunying, Hang reiterated that Vietnam has sufficient legal ground and historical evidence testifying to its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in line with international law. … [Read more...] about All countries have common obligation, interest in respecting int’l law: spokeswoman