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It demonstrates the government's determination to deepen Australia's relationship with Southeast Asia.

China's Premier Li Keqiang invited his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh and high-ranking officials to visit China at a convenient time.

Vietnam requested ASEAN and Russia to step up cooperation on traditional security issues and new challenges facing the region.

Hanoi asks Beijing to control disagreements without taking actions to worsen disputes.

Vietnam demanded China stop recurrence.

UNCLOS provides an effective framework for the governance of the oceans and its resources.

Vietnam said part of the drill area is well within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

In its latest study, Washington rejects both Beijing’s geographic and historic claims in most of the resource-rich sea.

Vietnam said it advocates maritime activities that comply with international law and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

Vietnam supports a stronger UK-ASEAN linkage, including in the field of military-defense.