Vietnamese, Chinese Party leaders hold talks

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+7)
Party General Secretary Trong emphasised that the third visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President Xi Jinping coincides with the 15th anniversary of the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, demonstrating the Chinese leader’s special sentiment toward the long-standing friendship, and the current stature as well as the bright prospects of the bilateral relations.

Fighting against allegations distorting the protection of Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands

Monday, May 15, 2023, 08:04 (GMT+7)
Protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands is a sacred duty and the responsibility of the entire Party, people, army, and the whole political system. Therefore, policies and measures need to be taken synchronously, in which, it is necessary to recognise and resolutely fight against allegations and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces, making the international community understand and promoting the synergy of the whole nation, thus firmly protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands.

Basic rules for maritime delimitation and Vietnam’s stance

Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 08:06 (GMT+7)
Maritime delimitation is an international activity aimed at establishing maritime border (internal and territorial waters) and maritime boundaries (exclusive economic zone and continental shelf) between two or many countries with opposite or adjacent coasts via intermediary negotiation or international jurisdiction

To make seas and islands an everlasting living and developing space (continued)

Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 09:31 (GMT+7)
Developing a sustainable marine economy associated with defending the Homeland’s sea and island sovereignty is a consistent strategy by our Party. To promote our potential and advantages and overcome difficulties in the marine economy development, there should be a system of solutions, with a focus on the following

Sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea 1982

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 07:03 (GMT+7)
Also according to UNCLOS 1982, coastal states have sovereignty over its internal waters and territorial seas. This sovereignty also extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as to its bed and subsoil.

Vietnam’s rights and obligations as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982

Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 07:12 (GMT+7)
The UNCLOS 1982 has become effective since November 16th 1994. It has been seen as the world’s sea and ocean Constitution and a huge multilateral legal document (including 320 articles, 9 annexes, and over 1,000 legal norms), meeting the world’s aspirations for a new international legal order related to all issues on seas and oceans, including the seabed and seabed subsoil

Building up political will among Naval Zone 3’s soldiers in line with Directive 05

Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 16:09 (GMT+7)
Naval forces’ political will is made up of various components, the cornerstone of which include powerful political ideology, absolute loyalty to the Party, Homeland and the people, strong determination to combat, fine moral qualities, great professional competence, and readiness to combat and sacrifice their lives for firmly protecting the Homeland’s sovereignty over seas and islands in any circumstance

International waters and the freedom of the high seas

Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 09:12 (GMT+7)
According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 (hereafter the UNCLOS 1982), the World Ocean is divided into 2 parts, namely territorial waters under sovereignty and sovereign right of coastal states; and international waters and seabed

Vietnam’s position on settlement of disputes in the East Sea

Monday, December 11, 2017, 18:07 (GMT+7)
Over the past years, sovereignty disputes in the East Sea tend to be on the increase with complicated developments which potentially destabilize the region and the world. Thus, the East Sea always draws attention from regional countries, major powers and the international community. However, settlement of disputes in the East Sea is an enduring, difficult, complicated process as it relates to various countries and parties

A glimpse of current sovereignty disputes in the East Sea

Sunday, November 26, 2017, 12:45 (GMT+7)
It is thought that in the face of the exhaustion of natural resources on land, seas and oceans, including the East Sea, are regarded as the last reserve of food, energy and material of the human race. The East Sea is rich in natural resources but contains complicated and enduring sea, island sovereignty disputes