VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador to Chile Ha Thi Ngoc Ha on June 11 informed Chilean congressmen of the latest developments in the East Sea, several weeks after China illegally towed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 to Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China must withdraw its oil rig from Vietnam’s waters and seek a diplomatic and peaceful solution to disputes in the East Sea, Ezequiel Ramoneda, coordinator of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh chaired a press conference in Manila, the Philippines on May 22 to announce Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s activities at the World Economic Forum on East Asia,

VietNamNet Bridge – China on May 15 continued ignoring international pressure and maintained its large presence of ships around its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which is illegally positioned in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

VietNamNet Bridge – In a recent interview with Tuoi Tre newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Association, Dr. Ngo Thuong San said that China is playing a trick to illegally claim its sovereignty over Vietnam’s waters