France will maintain its national security alert system Vigipirate at the highest level, which means definite threats, in greater Paris area in northern France, a French security official said on Saturday.

"China has acted unilaterally. They’ve acted like uninvited guests who enter your home, plop themselves down on the sofa, and when you start raising objections, accuse you of unfriendliness. This is unacceptable," said Sicard, a Frenchman.

 Vietnamese and international friends around the globe are continuing to protest against China’s illegal placement of an oil drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf in the East Sea.

On Saturday afternoon, more than 200 Vietnamese living and studying in Melbourne, Australia and Australian friends, joined a peaceful demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate in Melbourne to protest China’s illegal rig in Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 2,000 Oversea Vietnamese and French people gathered in Trocadéro Square in Paris on May 16 evening to protest against China's illegal rig in Vietnam's water.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is legitimate to show patriotism and protest China’s illegal rig in Vietnam’s waters, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, but those who take advantage of this situation to violate the law must be severely punished.

Thousands of workers in many IZs in the south took to the streets to protest China’s illegal acts. Some agitators took advantage of the situation to incite workers to burn factories, and assault guards and foreign staff of many FDI firms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday afternoon, thousands of people in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho marched to protest China’s illegal oil rig in the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – On May 11, the Vietnamese Association in Berlin (Germany) held a demonstration to protest against China’s encroachment into Vietnam’s waters. Nearly 1,000 participated.