South China Sea

The Japanese and Vietnamese prime ministers affirmed their cooperation on security issues including tensions in the South China Sea and the threat posed by North Korea.

A Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson has again affirmed that Vietnam it has full legal basis and historical evidence to assert its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands.

Vietnam hopes that all countries, including ASEAN partners, would make meaningful contributions to the maintenance of peace, stability and cooperation in the South China Sea.

China conducts such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said five years ago that China’s outposts would not “target or impact any country.”

The E3 is believed to boost their presence in the South China Sea to protect freedom of navigation.

This US blow against China is the ultimate proof of US distrust of Chinese explanations of its actions in the South China Sea region.

AMM 53 and related meeting have been a great success, stated Vietnam's top diplomat.

ASEAN and China have negotiated on such a COC since 2002 with a view to reaching law-abiding rules on the South China Sea, but the coronavirus outbreak has delayed the talks.

ASEAN will persistently hold onto its principled position, emphasizing self-restraints, peaceful settlement of all disputes on the basis of international law, including 1982 UNCLOS,