• Defence minister calls on countries to share responsibility for peace

    Defence minister calls on countries to share responsibility for peace

    02/06/2014

    In order to manage risks that may cause disputes, all countries should share the same perspective on international responsibilities, especially the role and responsibility of major powers, Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has said.

  • East Sea row: China violates int’l, regional commitments

    East Sea row: China violates int’l, regional commitments

    29/05/2014

    (TTXVN) China’s recent illegal action in the East Sea, deep inside in the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of Vietnam has violated international and regional commitments as well as the two countries’ agreements.

  • Ambassador: China turning undisputed area into disputed

    Ambassador: China turning undisputed area into disputed

    29/05/2014

    (TTXVN) “China is trying to turn an undisputed area into a disputed area, and that is unacceptable”, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on May 28.

  • US Congressman condemns China’s escalation in East Sea

    US Congressman condemns China’s escalation in East Sea

    29/05/2014

    (TTXVN) US Congressmen J. Randy Forbes, Chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee and Chairman of the Congressional China Caucus, on May 28 issued a statement condemning China’s continued escalation in the East Sea.

  • Sovereignty of Vietnam over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes

    Sovereignty of Vietnam over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes

    29/05/2014

    (TTXVN) The Ambassador of Vietnam to Indonesia Nguyen Xuan Thuy had his article “Another side of the dispute in the SCS” on the Jakarta Post published on May 25 to challenge the groundless claims by Liu Hongyang, chargé d’affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, mentioned that the Xisha (or Paracel) Islands “are an inherent territory of China”.