China’s run-way construction in Hoang Sa is unlawful

China’s efforts to construct a 2,000m airstrip on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago are unfounded and do not alter the fact that Vietnam holds indisputable sovereign rights over the archipelago, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on October 9 in a regular press conference.

10/10/2014

China builds military airstrip on disputed island

The newly built runway for military aircraft stretches across Phu Lam (Woody) Island, part of the Paracel chain of islands which are also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.

08/10/2014

Weekly Bulletin 29/9-5/10

Brussels hosts workshop on maritime security in East Asia; Vietnamese Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh pays official visit to US; Philippines halts work in disputed South China Sea…

07/10/2014

Philippines, US marines conduct exercises near China-held reef

Over 6,000 Philippine and US marines carried out a military exercise on a Philippine beach on Sunday (Oct 5) near a disputed reef occupied by Chinese ships which has become a potential regional flashpoint.

06/10/2014

Weekly News 6/10-12/10

-(Vietnamplus 9/10) China’s run-way construction in Hoang Sa is unlawful: China’s efforts to construct a 2,000m airstrip on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago are unfounded and do not alter the fact that Vietnam holds indisputable sovereign rights over the archipelago, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on October 9 in a regular press conference. -(BBC...

06/10/2014

U.S. eases arms embargo against Vietnam for maritime security

The United States on Thursday partially lifted a long-time ban on lethal weapon sales to Vietnam to help it improve maritime security, a historic move that comes nearly 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War.

03/10/2014

Brussels hosts workshop on maritime security in East Asia

Scholars and policy-makers from Japan, Vietnam, China, Australia and the European Union gathered in Brussels on September 30 for a discussion on maritime security and safety in East Asia, an issue that concerns both regions.

01/10/2014

Chinese Offshore Oil Company Fuels South China Sea Tension

CNOOC is using Western technology to further Chinese territorial claims.

01/10/2014

Weekly Bulletin 22/9-28/9

Beijing to deploy live fish carrier to South China Sea; Vietnam urges UN to strengthen global peace, security; South China Sea conflict a real threat to Indonesia; Singapore and the Philippines to step up defence cooperation…

01/10/2014

Philippines tells UN: China's actions 'dangerous, reckless'

The Philippines on Monday criticized China before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for embarking on expansionist territorial claims that violate other nations' rights.

30/09/2014