Defend the sovereignty

The Hoang Sa district in central Da Nang City broke ground on an exhibition centre dedicated to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago on December 7.

A seminar on freedom of international aviation and maritime trade in the East Sea was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Prague, the Czech Republic.

Second Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina Le Thanh Xuan underscored Vietnam’s contributions to the birth of the ASEAN Community, saying the event is a historic milestone in regional connectivity, heralding a greater level of development.

Vietnam condemns and strongly objects to inhuman treatment of, use of or threat to use force against its fishermen, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said in the wake of a recent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat.

Song Thu Corporation (a shipbuilding firm under the management of the Ministry of Defense) held a ceremony to launch the Coast guard vessel 8005 in the central city of Da Nang on November 30.

More than 200 domestic and foreign scholars have gathered in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to share information on recent developments in the East Sea and discuss measures to boost regional cooperation.

Developments with increasing complication in the East Sea pose one of the most serious security challenges to ASEAN, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said while addressing a plenary session of the 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 21.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) in collaboration with the High Command of Capital Hanoi opened an exhibition themed “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – Historical and Legal Evidence” displaying maps and documentation on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes at the B52 Victory Museum in Hanoi on November 20.

Good practices and barriers in implementing integrated coastal management (ICM) in Vietnam and promoting cooperation for the protection of natural resources and environment of the seas of East Asia were discussed at a forum held in the central city of Da Nang on November 19.

The 5th East Asian Seas Congress kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on November 16, attracting the participation of nearly 700 delegates from both at home and abroad.

Vietnam once again affirmed it has full historical and legal evidence for its sovereignty claim over islands in the East Sea at the 25th annual workshop on constraining latent conflicts in the East Sea, which opened in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a press conference on November 11 to announce the 5th East Asian Seas Congress which will be organised in the central city of Da Nang from November 16-21.

In the working visit to Vietnam, President Sergio Mattarella said Italy concerned about stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in East Sea as well as all over the world.

The fifth East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2015, themed “Global Target-Local Benefit: Setting Agenda for Sustainable Development for the Seas of East Asia beyond 2015” will be organised from November 16-21 in the central city of Da Nang.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh made the remark in response to reporters’ question about recent news posted on Cambodia’s online newspaper vodhotnews.com.

Vietnam will keep a close watch on the process of the East Sea-related case filed by the Philippines and reserves the right to use all proper and necessary peaceful measures to protect its rights and legal interests in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on October 31.

The replenishment ship HMAS Sirius of the Royal Australian Navy on October 30 anchored at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang, beginning its five-day visit to the locality.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh made the remarks on October 29 in reply to a reporter’s question about Vietnam’s reaction to a US warship sailing through some geographic structure areas of the Spratly islands of Vietnam.

Vietnam once again requests China to respect its sovereignty and international law, abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and immediately stop wrongful actions".

International experts said that China’s illegal construction of two lighthouses in Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago (Spratly Islands) is a dangerous move to promote the preposterous claims of Beijing in the East Sea (South China Sea).