The traditional carp release ceremony, a ritual marking the transition from the old year to the new, is an important part of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Vietnam.

Vietnam continues to demonstrate its active participation in the pursuit of world peace by sending eight officers to peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

The musical shows the moving picture of the marines, who always hold their rifles firmly, ready to fulfill the mission of protecting the sacred sea and the islands of the Motherland.

Voters in Ha Noi`s Ba Dinh, Tay Ho and Hoan Kiem districts, etc. showed their concern about developments in the East Sea.

Between May and July 2014, China unilaterally deployed a giant drilling rig in waters claimed by Vietnam as its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The move led to a fierce confrontation between Chinese and Vietnamese government vessels and saw relations between the two countries deteriorate to their lowest point since 1988.

Between May and July 2014, China unilaterally deployed a giant drilling rig in waters claimed by Vietnam as its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

An exhibition on historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos will be held in southern Kien Giang province, heard a press conference on December 21.

Disputes over the South China Sea can seem as unfathomable as the storm-swept waters that batter its contested cluster of tiny islands, uninhabitable rocks and semi-submerged reefs. The Economy & Urban Newspaper have an interview with Bill Hayton - author of The South China Sea - The Struggle for Power in Asia.

Vietnam has expressed opinion to the Arbitration Court stance for the Court litigation and proposed that Arbitration Court concerned the legal rights and interests of Vietnam.

Vietnam supports every effort to maintain peace, stability, security and safety of navigation and aviation in the region.

China cannot change the legal rights of Vietnam over the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), affirmed experts at a two-day conference themed “East Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development” held from November 17-18 in the central city of Danang.

In spite of the negative fallout from "unrestrained" actions of a party in the East Sea dispute, talks on restoring stability in the area have made headway, experts said yesterday.

The 6th East Sea International Conference kicked off in the central coastal city of Danang on November 17, focusing on cooperation for regional security and development.

A decision to establish a representative office of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority in Truong Sa island district, central Khanh Hoa province, was announced on November 15.

A workshop on peaceful solutions of territorial disputes in the East Sea was organised by the Youngsan University in the Republic of Korea’s city Busan on November 14.

ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh has warned of a widening gap between countries` political commitments and actual action seen in the East Sea.

On November 5, Taiwan continued its illegal survey in Ba Binh island, part of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Vietnam.

China has conducted illegal activities on Stone Cross of the Spratly Islands of Vietnam, on November 6, 2014, the Spokesman of Vietnam`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Hai Binh stated:

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said: "Vietnam has sufficient legal evidence and claims history for both the Paracels and Spratlys

In the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of Oct.23, in Hanoi, Deputy Spokesman Pham Thu Hang informed of foreign activities of Vietnam in the coming time and answered domestic and international reporters.

National Assembly deputies yesterday stressed the need to remove current shortcomings in the protection of Viet Nam`s marine resources and environment as also national sovereignty over the nation`s seas.

The construction of an airstrip by China on Phu Lam island has seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh said at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on October 9.

​Viet Nam supported efforts by the international community to combat all forms of terrorism, including acts of violence and extremism, spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said at a press conference in Ha Noi.