As a sovereign state over the Hoang Sa (Spratly) and Truong Sa (Paracel) archipelagos in the East Sea and a member of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)...

A US guided-missile destroyer sailed close to one of China's man-made islands in the East Sea on October 27...

A US guided missile destroyer USS Lassen navigated within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands China is building in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, the AFP news agency quoted a US defence official as saying on October 27.

Experts at a discussion in the US’s Washington DC. on October 20 examined recent security developments in the East Sea, underlining the serious impacts of activities that change the status quo.

China’s construction on islands in disputed East Sea areas is “unwarranted provocation”, Malaysian armed forces chief Zulkefli Mohd Zin said at a security forum in Beijing on October 18.

The Vietnam Embassy in New Zealand and the Centre for Defence and Security Studies under the University of Massey recently co-hosted a talk on the tension in the East Sea in Wellington.

The US is planning to conduct patrols near artificial islands illegally built by China in the East Sea, according to the New York Times.

The US will allocate more than US$100 million to support Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines in boosting law enforcement capabilities at sea, unveiled Barack Obama’s administration on October 8.

Vietnam has adequate legal and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos, said Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

A national organising board has recently been set up for the fifth East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress, slated for November 16-21 in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli reiterated the two countries’ policy of treasuring their relationship during talks in Beijing, China on September 15.

Vietnam respects and positively develops relations with partner countries for the benefit of the Vietnamese people and interests of partner countries...

An exhibition on the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos was launched in Da Lat city...

Working groups of Vietnam and China held the fifth round of negotiations on cooperation for mutual development at sea in Liaoning province (China) from August 25-27.

Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence to validate its undisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.