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Vietnam allows anti-China protest over oil rig

(BGF) - Vietnam government once were unfavored public gathering for fear they could attract anti-government protesters.  However, it allowed several hundred demonstrators to stage a noisy rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on Sunday May 11 against Beijing's...

UN chief urges restraint by China and Vietnam

(BGF) - The tension between Vietnam and China has escalating after China deployed its drilling rig in waters which claimed by Vietnam on May 1. Chinese and Vietnamese ships have been colliding each other and resulted in many injured in Vietnam side. The Secretary...

Looming street protests a test for Vietnam

(BGF) - Vietnam Communist Party still want to control the country's dissident movement against China as it shows distrust  the public gatherings of any sort, much less ones that risk posing a threat to public order. The New Zealand Herald Nevertheless said that some...

US Senators Express Concerns over Maritime Dispute in South China Sea

(BGF) - On May 9, an US bipartisan group of senators, including Senators Robert Menendez, Marco Rubio, Ben Cardin, Jim Risch, and John McCain and Senator Patrick Leahy made a statement about the Maritime dispute in South China Sea, called recent actions by Chinese...

China’s Vessels Ram Vietnamese Craft In South China Sea

(BGF) - Forbes reported that that six Vietnamese craft were injured in a collision on May 4 as China ships intentionally rammed two Vietnamese Sea Guard vessels.  The tensions has escalated in the South China Sea as China brought its drilling rig in waters which...

In High Seas, China Moves Unilaterally

In High Seas, China Moves Unilaterally

(BGF) - China is increasingly becoming aggressive and has not been shy in recent years about making broad claims to control much of the South China Sea. By installing an expensive drilling rig in disputed waters with Vietnam, it made a new move in its strategy. It now...