Legal status of islands in the delimitation of sea ares by A/Prof. Nguyen Ba Dien

Learning about the legal status of islands in the delimitation of sea areas helps identify which legal status for the two Paracel and Spratly islands related  to spatial planning in the South China Sea. This document, based on the analysis of the United Nations Convention Law of the Sea 1982 linking with two islands: Paracel and Spratly, comes to confirm: “Paracel and Spratly” islands are not "archipelagos"...

06/06/2011

Weekly News 6/6 - 13/6

Shangri-La Dialogue 2011: - Keynote Address - Prime Minister of Malyasia Abdul Razak: need code of conduct between ASEAN and China. -  Speech by  General Phung Quang Thanh :  Vietnam exercised patience in May incident when cable cut in S.China Sea, hopes won't be repeated; need code of conduct between ASEAN and China. - Summary of fifth session on "  Responding to New Maritime Security Threats ...

06/06/2011

Abstract: Historical and scientific evidences rejecting China’s claim

Historical and scientific evidences rejecting China’s claim and proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, by Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha, History Ph.D The South China Sea disputes have lasted for 40 years. But in the recent months, those disputes have been escalated suddenly because of China’s initiatives claiming its sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands. China...

02/06/2011

Weekly News 30/5 - 6/6

Shangri-La Dialogue 2011: - Keynote Address- Prime Minister of Malyasia Abdul Razak: need code of conduct between ASEAN and China. - Speech by General Phung Quang Thanh: Vietnam exercised patience in May incident when cable cut in S.China Sea, hopes won't be repeated; need code of conduct between ASEAN and China. - Summary of fifth session on "Responding to New Maritime Security Threats": Navigating...

30/05/2011

Weekly News 23/5 - 30/5

- (Reuters 27/5) UPDATE 1-Vietnam says Chinese boats harassed oil exploration ship; - (AP 27/5)Vietnam accuses China of threatening boat researching oil-drilling sites in South China Sea; - (Forbes 27/5) Vietnam accuses China of violating sovereignty; - (Upstream 27/5) Chinese boats 'harass' Vietnam oil ship; - (Financial Times 27/5) Vietnam and China oil clashes intensify - “China is brazenly...

23/05/2011

Weekly News 16/5 - 23/5

- (Jakarta Post 21/5) China offers ASEAN joint effort to counter piracy - (Jakarta Post 20/5) Defense chiefs push for South China Sea rules - “This is the first time the South China Sea issue has been raised by the defense ministries. It was previously considered a sensitive issue and was avoided,” Col. Jan Pieter Ate, a special assistant to the Indonesian Defense Minister, said after the meeting;...

16/05/2011

Weekly News 9/5 - 16/5

- (RSIS Commentary 75/2011) Robert Beckman, Islands or Rocks? Evolving Dispute in South China Sea - (Straits Times 12/5) Hanoi rebuffs China comments on island vote - "The holding of elections in the Spratlys is the internal affair of Vietnam," and they have been conducted for many years, foreign ministry spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga told reporters. - (China Daily 12/5) Nations find way to cool...

09/05/2011

Weekly News 2/5 - 9/5

- (United Nations) Vietnam's Response to the Notes of Philippine and China - (Foreign Policy 6/5) China’s America Obsession - Why Osama bin Laden's death is making Chinese leaders nervous. - (Global Times 5/5) We want a carrier: GT poll - More than 70 percent of respondents in a Global Times survey supported the idea of the country developing its own aircraft carrier - (Jakarta Post 5/5)...

02/05/2011

Weekly News 2/5 - 9/5

- (United Nations) Vietnam's Response to the Notes of Philippine and China - (Foreign Policy 6/5) China’s America Obsession - Why Osama bin Laden's death is making Chinese leaders nervous. - (Global Times 5/5) We want a carrier: GT poll - More than 70 percent of respondents in a Global Times survey supported the idea of the country developing its own aircraft carrier - (Jakarta Post 5/5) ASEAN Summit...

02/05/2011

Weekly News 25/4 - 2/5

- (Jakarta Post 28/4) Discourse: China’s progress contributes to prosperity, opens opportunity for ASEAN - A rare interview between The Jakarta Post’s Abdul Khalik and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on the South China Sea issue - (Malaya 28/4) With Japan sidelined, US sees PH as filling security vacuum - The source said the US "policy on re-engagement in the Philippines" involves stepped-up efforts...

25/04/2011