VietNamNet Bridge – The Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945) worked hard to protect the nation, producing many documents that confirm Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel archipelagoes.

 ASEAN countries will expound on how best to ensure peace and stability in the region at the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-47) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from August 8-10.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of visitors to Vietnam from Chinese-speaking markets dropped sharply in July, two months after China’s illegal deployment of Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig and escort ships in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should take measures to reduce the difficulties and risks involved in investing in tourism properties so that the sector can revive, experts have told a conference.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been two months since China illegally placed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 inside Viet Nam's continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.

VietNamNet Bridge – All actions taken by parties in the East Sea must abide by international law, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 31 in reply to a question on China’s on-going military exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin

Under international law, the fact that the Nguyen Dynasty or the French colonialists did not regularly or positively exercise sovereignty in Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) does not mean that Vietnam gives up its sovereignty over this archipelago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After the Hunan publishing house released a vertical map with the 10-dash line, both Chinese and foreign scholars criticized the bogus map.

 The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) has severe reservations about China's actions which have adversely impacted the international situation, said IADL President Jeanne Mirer on a recent working visit to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Ngoc Van has travelled to Japan many times, spoken on the war and the effects of Agent Orange in Viet Nam, but this time she faced questions not related to her trip.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An economics-scientific-servicing complex, called Platform DK1, has served as the country’s sovereignty marker in the waters over the past 25 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese journalist Murayami Yasufui opened a photo exhibition in HCM City on July 24, displaying nearly 30 images on the hotspots in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union Pham Sanh Chau on July 17 posted an article on the European Political Newspaper NewEurope, showing his strong opposition to a wrongful view on the East Sea

VietNamNet would like to introduce to our readers an article about conflicts in the South and East China Sea by the former U.S. Ambassador to Germany James D. Bindenagel, published on the US-based Boston Global Forum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam has written an article refuting the wrongful arguments on the East Sea issue of Wang Junming,

 VietNamNet Bridge – At noon on July 16, Rammasun typhoon entered the East Sea, and is predicted to affect the Gulf of Tonkin and the northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Phong in the next few days.

Vietnam demands China not take its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 back or dispatch any other rigs to Vietnam’s oil and gas Block 143 or any other areas belonging to Vietnam’s waters, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese monetary market and bank operations have been stable over the last two months, since the day China illegally deployed its oil rig in the Vietnamese territorial waters.

At 18:30 on July 16, China’s oil rig 981 was 41 nautical miles from its previous position and out of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, about 163 nautical miles southwest of China’s Hainan island.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To help the Chinese public and the Chinese people understand the truth, Chinese scholar Li Linghua has published evidence about the origin of islands in the East Sea and the wrong and dangerous U-shaped line of China.