China looking to wear Vietnam down: experts

The nine-member crew of a Tien Giang fishing boat who saved 22 Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea returned home Monday.

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.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an overarching framework for establishing legal order for the seas and oceans, promoting maritime development and cooperation.

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

Vietnam respects legal freedom of navigation at sea, its Foreign Ministry stated Thursday, referring to a U.S. carrier's actions in South China Sea.

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.

Hainan Province's Maritime Safety Administration announced Monday its plan to hold military drills near Vietnam's Paracel Islands on August 6-7.

The European Union backs peaceful resolutions based on international law to South China Sea problems, a senior official says.

India and Vietnam are on the same East Sea page and keen to continue oil and gas cooperation, senior officials say.

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.