Vietnam's South China Sea Territorial Disputes: A Path to Resolution. The age old territorial disputes in the South China Sea intensified after the introduction of UNCLOS III. Numerous Southeast Asian nations have legitimate territorial claims based on international law. Vietnam lays claim to much ...
Vietnam's claims to sovereignty and rights over the South China Sea (SCS) fall into two categories: claims to sovereignty over SCS insular features, and claims to rights and jurisdiction over SCS maritime space. The Vietnamese government issued two white papers in 1979 and 1982 respectively, ...
The one country that remains a "wildcard" in the South China Sea is Indonesia, Abuza said, as it holds significant sway in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and so could rally the region against China. It's unclear whether China claims oil fields that Indonesia considers...
The block lies near the U-shaped "nine-dash line" that marks the vast area that China claims in the sea and overlaps what it says are its ownoil concessions. The field can produce 25,000-30,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic meters of gas a day, Vietnamese news provider Cafef...
The Sino-Vietnamese dispute in the South China Sea has intensified since 2009, as thirst for offshore energy reserves increases. China and Vietnam have taken very different approaches to advance their respective claims, and each carries important dangers that must be managed carefully to avoid loc...
Flight display screens at Vietnam's two largest airports were hacked to show messages criticising Vietnam's claims of territory in the South China Sea. China's territorial claims, which overlap with Vietnam's, were recently rejected by an international tribunal. ...
China's U-shaped "nine-dash line" marks a vast expanse of the South China Sea that it claims, including large swathes of Vietnam's continental shelf where it has awarded oil concessions. The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a ship operated by the China Geological Survey, on Monday completed a 12-day ...
China may have pulled back from its pursuit ofparticularclaims that have no basis in international law . . . i do not mean the PRC has seen the light and is abandoning all claims deemed unlawful in the UNCLOS arbitration. Just that there aresomeunlawful aspects of China’s claims that it...
Territorial conflict is an old story in the South China Sea, where several nations make conflicting claims on the region—and its oil and gas potential. But the escalating conflict betweenVietnamandChinais something new altogether. Anti-China protesters march while shouting slogans in Ho Chi Min...
When answering a related query at a daily press briefing, spokesperson Lin Jian said the relevant claims of the submission cover parts of China's Nansha Islands and infringe on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. They contravene international law, including the UN Cha...