Vietnam should prepare to take its case against China to the international court of justice, even though it has moved its Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig out of the country's waters, the two-day conference held in HCM City heard on Saturday.

China’s recent aggressive acts in the East Sea has pushed escalation of tensions in the area. VietNamNet would like to give you an overview of the dispute in the East Sea to help our reader understand its nature.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has warned the territorial dispute in the East Sea will disrupt the large flow of cargo transportation across the sea, and may reverse the course of the global economic recovery.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has staunchly opposed the recent action of Chinese vessels in cutting the exploration cables of Vietnamese ships which were conducting seismic surveys Vietnam’s continental shelf.