
Russian expert: 'The Spratly and Paracel Islands rightfully belong to Vietnam'
(VTC News) - Dr. Svetlana Lurie of the Russian Academy of Sciences confirmed this in an article on the Terra America website.

(VTC News) - Dr. Svetlana Lurie of the Russian Academy of Sciences confirmed this in an article on the Terra America website.

(VTC News) – Major General and Hero of the Army Le Ma Luong spoke about the powerful and moving statements made by the Prime Minister that touched millions of Vietnamese hearts.

(VTC News) - A recent photo circulating on the internet shows China deploying three nuclear-armed submarines at a base in the South China Sea.

(VTC News) - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang accused Vietnam of being at fault for the collision between a Vietnamese fishing boat and a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea.

The U.S. Senate strongly condemns China's provocative act of illegally placing the Haiyang-981 oil rig in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone.

(VTC News) - China's state news agency announced that the illegally deployed Haiyang 981 oil rig has begun moving to a new location, entering its second phase.

(VTC News) - On May 27, 2014, representatives from the Consular Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to deliver a diplomatic note of protest.

(VTC News) - The spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs used vulgar language to slander and falsely accuse Vietnam in order to undermine its reputation.

US President Barack Obama has stated that he will support Vietnam's use of legal measures against China following China's illegal placement of an oil rig.

(VTC News) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President Aquino share deep concern about the particularly dangerous situation currently in the South China Sea.

US State Department officials emphasized the importance of international criticism of China for its unilateral attempts to alter the status quo in the South China Sea.

According to Malaysian Insider, Washington considers China to be primarily responsible for resolving the conflict and de-escalating tensions.

Vietnam demands that China immediately withdraw the Haiyang-981 oil rig and a series of support vessels from Vietnam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.

Full text of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's press conference speech on the afternoon of May 21.

(VTC News) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry regarding recent developments in the South China Sea.

(VTC News) – The Chinese ambassador to the US brazenly accused Vietnam, distorting the truth about Beijing's aggressive actions in the South China Sea.

(VTC News) - A Chinese coast guard vessel attacked a fishing boat belonging to fishermen from Quang Ngai province, injuring the captain and one crew member, and damaging the boat's equipment.

(VTC News) - Vietnamese experts say that by deploying coast guard vessels to protect fishing boats in the Spratly Islands, China aims to conduct long-term exploitation in Vietnamese waters.

(VTC News) – Chinese media reported that the Fisheries Patrol vessel 311 will be guarding 32 fishing boats that are illegally fishing in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

(VTC News) – Ten Chinese coast guard and fisheries patrol vessels are said to have patrolled to protect sovereignty and驱逐 (drive away) fishing research vessels in the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

The aggressive rhetoric of the Global Times may indicate that China's forces in the South China Sea will continue to act in a way that causes concern.

Vietnam resolutely opposes and demands that China investigate and severely punish the wrongful and inhumane actions, and compensate Vietnamese fishermen for the damages.

Hai tàu chiến thuộc Hạm đội Nam Hải của Trung Quốc sáng 23/3 bắt đầu tuần tra vùng biển Trường Sa của Việt Nam.

On March 22, the Fisheries Administration under the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture again dispatched fishing vessel 312 to illegally patrol the Spratly Islands, which belong to Vietnam.

China has illegally deployed its largest fishing patrol vessel to Vietnam's Spratly Islands to brazenly 'carry out its duties'.

China's first and largest domestically designed and built fisheries scientific survey vessel has arrived in the waters of the Spratly Islands.

(VTC News) - 21 Chinese fishing patrol vessels and more than 3.000 personnel are carrying out what they call maintaining the rights of their fishermen in Vietnamese waters.

Any activities in the Spratly and Paracel Islands without Vietnam's consent violate Vietnam's sovereignty, spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi stated.

La Viện asserted that it was necessary to gain control of the sea, control of the airspace, and then control of the islands.

(VTC News) – Chinese state media reports that 8 tons of fish caught from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands are selling extremely well.