Lawyers oppose China’s sovereignty breach

The Chinese surveillance vessel no 84 violated Vietnam's sovereignty on May 26. The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) Sunday  issued a statement to oppose China’s violations of Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone. In its statement, the VBF asked the Chinese side not to make the East Sea situation more complicated by threatening to use forces or using forces, and to conduct itself in line with the role as a member of the United Nations, especially a member of the UN Security Council and in capacity of a nation with important role in Asia-Pacific and the world. According to the Vietnam Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson and concern agencies, on May 26, three Chinese...

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Vietnam in live-fire drill amid South China Sea row

Vietnam is holding live-fire drills in the South China Sea amid high tensions with China over disputed waters. Anti-China demonstrations have been held in Hanoi for a second weekend in a row A Vietnamese naval officer said the "routine" drills were being held about 40km (25 miles) off central Quang Nam province, outside the disputed area. The second stage of the exercise will be held at night; shipping has been warned to stay clear of the area. Chinese state media denounced the exercises as a military show of force to defy Beijing. The drills are taking place within days of an escalation in the long-standing maritime border dispute between China and Vietnam. The South China Sea includes important...

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