Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 18 hosted a reception for visiting Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi who is in Hanoi for a meeting between the Chairs of the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Austrian National Library holds materials proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, a scholar from the University of Vienna’s Institute for East Asian Studies confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign State Secretary Markus Ederer on June 17 voiced Germany’s support for peaceful settlement of disputes in the East Sea in accordance with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

 China’s oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, illegally stationed in Vietnamese waters, was probably preparing to move to a new position on June 17 as it lowered its two cranes, according to Vietnam News Agency reporters at the site.

 Vietnam and China will examine ways to resolve the current tensions in the East Sea at their Inter-Governmental Committee meeting slated for June 18.

 A Chinese helicopter landed on the oil drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the East Sea on June 17.

After The Australian published an article by China’s ambassador to Australia titled "Vietnam has no legitimate claim to Xisha islands," the newspaper posted an article by the Vietnam's Ambassador to Australia against China's groundless arguments.

 VietNamNet Bridge - From more than five centuries ago, Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands were acknowledged by Western cartographers and navigators as the territories of Vietnam.

 On the basis of “interconnectivity, interoperability, resemblance, correlation” we expect China to turn the spirit of these four golden words to become a reality.

Vietnam had adequate evidence to prove that its vessels had never deliberately rammed Chinese ships, as the Chinese media has claimed, in fact the truth was the other way around, said Ha Le, deputy head of the Fishing Surveillance Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is growing concern about increased tension in the East Sea after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the sea.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Mr. Huynh Vinh Ai on Saturday urged international friends and lovers of peace to raise their voices in support for Vietnam In the East Sea dispute.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the Central Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre, a tropical depression in the East Sea has strengthened becoming the first storm of the year.

 Vietnam fisheries surveillance vessels June 15 continued activities to oppose China and request it to withdraw the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is growing concern about increased tension in the East Sea after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the sea.

 Vietnam’s Fisheries Surveillance Force on June 14 detected a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft flying at the height of 300-500m above the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig which is standing illegally inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 Vietnam’s diplomatic struggle against China’s illegal placement of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the nation’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf is continuing to receive ardent support from many other countries.

Chinese fishing ships on June 13 intentionally formed a row, 35 nautical miles from China’s drilling rig illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters, in order to prevent Vietnamese fishing boats from operating in their traditional grounds near the rig.

The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation sent a diplomatic note to the Vietnamese Embassy expressing their deep concern over recent developments and incidents in the East Sea.

Scholars have provided a wealth of substantiated evidence empirically refuting China’s fallacious allegations claiming sovereignty over the East Sea.