South china sea

The two countries also discussed recent situations in the East Sea and agreed on abiding by common awareness of both countries’ leaders, including the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues and directions given by the heads of government-level delegations for border and territorial affairs on resolving conflicts without engaging in activities that would complicate the situation and maintaining peace and stability in the region. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China to negotiate delimitation for sea areas beyond Gulf of Tonkin

New York (VNA) – A webinar themed “Science Diplomacy: A Crucible for Turning the Tide in the South China Sea” will be held by the US-based East West Centre on September 30 via Zoom platform. The centre announced on its website that the event is part of a series of webinars on Indo-Pacific organised by the centre. It will include two sessions, focusing on marine challenges in the South China Sea (East Sea) under science perspectives, and tools and technologies, and science cooperation opportunities in the sea. The event is expected to bring together reputable scholars, researchers, and experts from research centres and universities of the US, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Taiwan (China)./.  … [Read more...] about Webinar on East Sea to take place in late September

He added that the participating ministers also agreed on the need to promote dialogue, enhance trust building, refrain from acts that would increase tensions and complicate the situation, avoid militarization and using or threatening to use force, and settle disputes through peaceful measures on the basis of international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS. … [Read more...] about ASEAN to establish partnerships with four more countries

It also announced a vegetable farming project on Woody (Phu Lam) Island in the Paracels to strengthen its illegal sovereignty claims, and sent two diplomatic notes to the U.N. to make the infamous Four Sha claim, which covers an even broader swath of territory than the notorious, illegal nine-dash line. … [Read more...] about US praises ASEAN’s pandemic fight

Meeting with partners, ASEAN foreign ministers will discuss development directions of forums such as the EAS on its 15th anniversary and the ARF with the new period of cooperation and action program 2020-2030. It will continue to expand and deepen cooperation with partners under the frameworks ASEAN + 1 and ASEAN + 3, so that these mechanisms can best play their role in the new context. … [Read more...] about ASEAN resolves disputes in East Sea by international law