VietNamNet Bridge – While the East Sea (South China Sea) situation remains uncertain, nations should build “strategic trust” to maintain peace, stability and development in the region, a Vietnamese official told an international conference held in HCM City yesterday.Nearly 200 senior officials, business executives, experts, academics and diplomats are participating in the ninth International Conference on the East Sea.Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Vu Tung, director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, said the East Sea issue remains “one of the most difficult and unpredictable questions for international academics and scholars.”Since the decision of the Arbitral Tribunal, the East Sea situation has seen positive changes, but in the long run there is still fear of “disorder and conflict,” he said.This is mainly due to the fact that “international law is not fully respected” and nations in the region lack “strategic trust,” he … [Read more...] about Experts call for ‘strategic trust’ in East Sea
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HCM City int’l conference highlights cooperation on East Sea
The two-day event, jointly held bythe Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Foundation for East Sea Studies(FESS) and the Vietnam Lawyers' Association (VLA), is drawing around 200 delegates,including nearly 90 international scholars and representatives from severalforeign representative offices in Vietnam. The conference aims to provide bothVietnamese and foreign scholars with a multi-dimensional insight into the East Seasituation over the past year, and discuss measures to maintain peace andstability in the region and boost cooperation. At the conferenceNearly 30 papers presented at theevent are expected to assess developments in the EastSea, international relations and orderseen from the legal angle, military and semi-military balance in the East Sea,initiatives to foster sustainable development and cooperation, and the contentand progress of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea. In his opening remarks, DAV DirectorNguyen Vu Tung said that EastSea remains one of thedifficult … [Read more...] about HCM City int’l conference highlights cooperation on East Sea
More than 200 delegates attend international East Sea Conference
The ninth International Conference on the East Sea themed "Cooperation for Regional Security and Development," opened on November 27 in Ho Chi Minh City, with more than 200 delegates in attendance.During the two-day conference, officials, experts and scholars from the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India, ASEAN and ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Vietnam will discuss measures to deepen their understanding about common interests in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and propose solutions to disputes in the territorial waters.The reputable forum was jointly held by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Foundation for East Sea Studies and the Vietnam Lawyers Association.VOV … [Read more...] about More than 200 delegates attend international East Sea Conference
More than 200 delegates attend int’l East Sea Conference
During the two-day conference, officials, experts and scholars from the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India, ASEAN and ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Vietnam will discuss measures to deepen their understanding about common interests in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and propose solutions to disputes in the territorial waters.The reputable forum was jointly held by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Foundation for East Sea Studies and the Vietnam Lawyers Association. … [Read more...] about More than 200 delegates attend int’l East Sea Conference
More than 200 delegates attend int’l conference on East Sea
During the two-day conference, officials, experts and scholars from the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, India, ASEAN and ambassadors and diplomatic representatives in Vietnam will discuss measures to deepen their understanding about common interests in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and propose solutions to disputes in the territorial waters.The reputable forum was jointly held by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Foundation for East Sea Studies and the Vietnam Lawyers Association. … [Read more...] about More than 200 delegates attend int’l conference on East Sea