A rare recent discovery at the UK National Archives may provide yet another piece of evidence that casts doubt on China’s claim of historic rights to Paracels (Vietnam calls it the Hoang Sa)- an area currently under disputes in the…
China has just announced that it will hold a major exercise in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea) from August 6-10 to “respond to military provocations from the US and some other countries.” Previously, on August…
A number of the state-controlled newspapers and news sites with a lot of followers in Vietnam including Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien, Tien Phong, VNExpress on January 19 published articles reminiscent of the Hoang Sa naval war that happened 47 years…
Just two days after the 36th ASEAN Summit issued a statement expressing concern about the complicated situation in the East Sea (South China Sea), the China Maritime Safety Administration announced the military exercise around the Hoang Sa (Paracels) on July…
Can Vietnam expect any solution to “regain” the Hoang Sa (Paracels)? Vietnam accused China of “using force in 1974 to invade” the Hoang Sa (Paracels) managed by the Republic of Vietnam government. Vietnam’s official position is that Vietnam has “undisputed…
A Chinese Coast Guard ship crashed and nearly sank a Vietnamese fishing boat on June 10 in the disputed Hoang Sa (Paracels), leading to protests from the Vietnam Fisheries Association. Just two days after the incident, the director of a…
