Speaking at the East Asia Summit (EAS) on the evening of October 27, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh mentioned the security issue of the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea), saying that maintaining peace and stability…
Taiwan’s navy has deployed one of its two most advanced submarines in naval exercises in the Truong Sa (Spratlys), a report by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said. However, the report did not specify when these drills took place. Published…
Satellite images show that Vietnam is simultaneously carrying out construction works on three islands in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Planet Labs images analyzed by Radio Free Asia (RFA) show construction activities underway on Phan…
Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang on November 10 called on countries outside ASEAN to take responsibility for common problems in the region. Vietnam News quoted General Phan Van Giang at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) held online under…
US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is said to be considering withdrawing from the billion-dollar Blue Whale project with Vietnam in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). If it goes as planned, the decision of the…
Speaking at the East Asia Summit (EAS) on the evening of October 27, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh mentioned the security issue of the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea), saying that maintaining peace and stability…
The three powers of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia on September 15 announced the establishment of an alliance called AUKUS. To learn about the impact of this alliance on Southeast Asia, disputes in the South China Sea…
Australia’s cancellation of a $40 billion contract to buy French conventional submarines in favor of a deal to build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with the US and UK following the announcement of a partnership Trilateral security over the weekend…
ASEAN in the US-China competition The Chinese foreign minister’s trip to Southeast Asian countries and South Korea comes as both Beijing and Washington are wooing important partners in the Asia-Pacific. The Southeast Asian doctrine of President Joe Biden’s administration acknowledges…
Although net profit in the second quarter was up to 233 billion rubles ($3.1 billion), Russia’s Rosneft group has still decided to completely withdraw from projects with Vietnam in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea), which…
