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.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Tat Thanh on July 7 wrote an article on the country’s daily Matichon, opposing the wrongful view of Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui on the East Sea published earlier on the same newspaper.

The Foreign Ministry has sent two official documents on its stance on Vietnam's marine sovereignty in the East Sea and over the Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracels Islands) and China’s deployment of its HD-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s waters to the UN.

 A Hague-based tribunal has asked China to submit evidence defending its territorial claims in the East Sea within six months despite Beijing's refusal to respond to a Philippine complaint questioning the legality of Beijing's claims.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam expects to take delivery of coastguard ships from Japan early next year, the country's vice defence minister said on Sunday, as Hanoi looks to boost its defenses amid a territorial row with China in the East Sea.

 Teams are focusing on a narrowed search area in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, after more signals were heard earlier this week.