Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on June 22.

A seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 20 highlighted the urgent need to accelerate talks on a code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea to help maintain peace and stability in the region.

Memorial ceremonies are always emotional. And the emotions are sure to bubble up in a stronger and more special way when the ceremonies take place at spots where the martyrs spent their final minutes.

Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich called on parties concerned to work together to solve disputes in peaceful atmosphere, with partnership spirit and for community responsibility.

Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in Khanh Hoa province has seen positive changes in socio-economic situation thanks to the whole-hearted support of mainlanders and efforts made by soldiers and residents there.

Vietnam has always strived towards protecting the integrity of its maritime sovereignty in tandem with maintaining friendly relations with all countries, enabling a peaceful environment for the national economy to take off.

Joint oil exploration between China and Philippines in the East Sea can only be conducted in waters over which the two have sovereignty and sovereign rights as per international law.

Anyone visiting an island in the East Sea of Vietnam may be impressed by the vegetable gardens grown by soldiers. All kinds of containers are used to store soil brought from the mainland to raise vegetables.

Any unilateral actions by any other country in Vietnam’s two archipelagoes in the East Sea – Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) – without the consent of Vietnam are invalid and illegal, 

Typhoon Bolaven, with the strongest wind speed of 75km per hour near its eye, entered the East Sea on Wednesday morning and becomes the first tropical storm to hit the East Sea this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical low-pressure system is quickly moving west at 30-35km per hour and heading to the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A low-pressure system has formed in the East Sea, around 160km south-southeast of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, at 7am on Friday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese plan to set up an underwater observation system under the East Sea, according to experts, with the aim of showing that it is becoming an ocean power.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Storms and tropical depressions are likely to arrive earlier and with more frequency in the East Sea than in the average monsoon season,

 ietNamNet would like to introduce an article by expert Pham Ngoc Minh Trang analyzing the absurdity of the views of China and pro-Sino scholars against the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical storm, internationally named Aere, is visible near the East Sea with strongest winds of 75km per hour in its eye.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month’s first tropical low-pressure system, forming over the southern part of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, is predicted to bring strong winds, torrential rainfall and whirlwinds from the sea.

Aside from establishing diplomatic relations with foreign countries, the diplomatic sector plays an important role in protecting the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the country and ensuring a peaceful

The tropical storm, which developed from a low-pressure system yesterday afternoon near the East Sea, will bring torrential rains with rainfall up to 500mm for localities in the north and central region from this afternoon until Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A freshly formed tropical pressure zone in the East Sea is likely to develop into a storm, prompting localities to take preventive measures against its possible impact.