The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi has just voiced opposition to Taiwan’s live-fire drills scheduled to take place this month in Ba Binh (Taiping) Island in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) which is claimed by Vietnam, according to the state-controlled…
A US Navy destroyer conducted a maritime patrol through Da Vanh Khan (Mischief Reef) in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the Truong Sa) on September 8, just days after China imposed a law requiring foreign ships to notify…
Last week, Vietnam deployed destroyer 016 Quang Trung and anti-submarine helicopters to an area near the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea) for conducting live drills, according to VnExpress on April 7. Vietnam’s drills in the…
The fact that China has sent hundreds of ships anchored for a long time at Whitsun Reef in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) raised tensions in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). An important question arises: Which…
Vietnam lost Gac Ma (South Johnson Reef) in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) to China 33 years ago, but there are still things that have not been clarified. What should Vietnam do to protect the sovereignty of the islands when China…
Vietnam in recent years has continued to have small reclamation activities in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea), according to satellite images and analysis by the US website’s Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) released on February…
