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Vietnam tries to stop China oil rig deployment

(BGF) - The news of USA Today reported that Vietnamese ships and Chinese naval vessels collided Wednesday in the South China Sea as Hanoi sought to prevent Beijing from setting up an oil rig in waters claimed by both nations. Click here to read the full article or...

China insists it has right to put rig off Vietnam

(BGF) - The Associated Press reported that Yi Xianliang, deputy director-general of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, insisted in a press conference on May 8 that China  has "every right to drill for oil off Vietnam's...

Vietnam opposes illegal foreign activities in its waters

(BGF) - According to the Voice of Vietnam News (VOV), Vietnam government affirmed the China's drilling rig HD-981 is operating within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and that "Any activity conducted by foreign countries in Vietnam’s waters...

Vietnam deploys dancers to foil protests

(BGF) - According to AP News, in an effort to manage the wave of indignation of anti-China protesters, Hanoi's government deployed dancers to stop them from making speeches and getting close to the statue of Ly Thai To, the founder of Hanoi. Click here to read the...

Vietnam and China: A Dangerous Incident

(BGF) - A CCTV4 documentary video which appeared online in early January, provided a detailed history of the China Marine Surveillance (CMS), revealed an incident that occurred on June 30, 2007 between various government vessels from Vietnam and China in the disputed...