Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 21 that Russia recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. Immediately after signing the decree, Putin also directed the Russian Ministry…
After ten years, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) returns to Cambodia in 2022. However, this time, the regional situation has changed a lot, when the disputes in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the…
“Talking nice but with actual bed intention” Recently, in an online forum organized by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines and a local advocacy group in Manila, the Philippines on January 17, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the…
China’s aggressive actions to expand its power in the South China Sea in the past time have worried many Southeast Asian countries. The Director-General of the Indonesian Maritime Safety Authority recently announced that he would invite the maritime directors of…
Indonesia has invited officials in charge of maritime security from Vietnam and other countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to meet early next year to discuss how to respond to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea.…
Leaders of ASEAN countries and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit on November 22, 2021, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations. On this occasion, Beijing wants to promote negotiations on a Code of Conduct…
The warmth of Vietnam – Russia relations Vietnam and Russia are looking to strengthen ties in many ways. In 2020, Vietnam and the Russian Federation celebrate 70 years of establishing diplomatic relations, in 2021, 20 years of establishing the strategic…
On, November 18, 2021, speaking at the opening of an international scientific conference on the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea) in Hanoi, which lasted for 2 days, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu highlighted Vietnam’s…
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on countries to “obey international law” and “behave responsibly” in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea) when speaking at a meeting of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian…
According to analysts, it is likely that the South China Sea remains one of the thorniest issues between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a time when and the ten-nation bloc and its northern neighbor celebrate…
