Vietnam to join first ASEAN-US maritime exercise

Two Air Force generals visiting Vietnam said on Sunday that the U.S. backs Vietnam’s right to protect its territorial sovereignty.

China’s repeated infringement of Vietnamese waters is counterproductive to regional peace and stability, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said.

A Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts that have infringed on Vietnamese exclusive economic zone (EEZ) since early July left on Wednesday.

Vietnam has strongly protested the upcoming release of Chinese history books that incorrectly say the South China Sea was "part of China".

Vietnam has strongly emphasized that China’s military drills near the Paracel Islands is illegal and a violation of its sovereignty.

Vietnamese Deputy PM won the support of many countries for his ‘direct, sincere and amicable’ East Sea comments at the ASEAN meeting this week.

Foreign ministers attending the East Asia Summit have expressed deep concern and objection to sovereignty assertions via coercive actions.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh called for efforts to avoid complicating the situation on the East Sea as he met his Chinese counterpart Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday criticized China’s actions in Asia after meeting his Chinese counterpart.

ASEAN foreign ministers have decried actions that increase tensions and undermine peace, security and stability in the South China Sea.

Four senators have called for a regional consensus with the U.S.’s allies and partners to end Chinese infringements in the South China Sea.

China’s nine-dash line and related claims are based on British mistakes and its own ignorance and confusion, an expert asserts.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society has demanded that a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts, now operating in the East Sea, leave immediately.