24th ASEAN Summit

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Vietnam should sue China, say scholars

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should sue China for misinterpreting and misusing the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, using force to possess another country’s territory, and violating the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnam.

China "sending mixed signals to Asean"

VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, Deputy Director-General of the Institute for East Sea Studies, at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam wrote for the Straits Times on May 13 about China’s unilateral act in the East Sea

No country supports China's placement of oil rig in VN's waters

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 15 had a meeting with voters in Hong Bang district, Hai Phong, during which they expressed their anger at China’s recent act of deploying a drilling rig in Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

East Sea issue in 24th ASEAN Summit documents

VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time since 1995, ASEAN issued a stand-alone Statement on a complicated situation threatening peace, maritime security and safety in the East Sea. The East Sea issue is also included in other important documents

PM Dung's Full Remarks at 24th ASEAN Summit

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 11 delivered his remarks at the 24th ASEAN Summit held in in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.