Tag: vietnam
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Japan, Vietnam Share Concerns on South China Sea
January 06: The foreign ministers of Japan and Vietnam have shared their concerns about China’s increasing activity in the disputed South China Sea and agreed to cooperate closely on maritime […]
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Malaysia Seizes Vietnamese Oil Tanker That Was Tracked in North Korea
December 12: A Vietnamese oil tanker – the VIET TIN 01 – which Reuters reported visited North Korea in February has been seized by Malaysia after it was found adrift […]
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China Hopes Vietnam Does Not “Complicate” South China Sea Issue
November 08: China called on Vietnam on Friday not to “complicate” the South China Sea issue, after a senior official in Vietnam said it could explore legal action, among various […]
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US Carrier Sails Into Disputed Waters Amid New Flare-Ups
August 06: A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest show of America’s military might amid new territorial flare-ups involving China and […]
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Chinese Survey Ship Returns to Disputed Waters Claimed By Vietnam
August 14: A Chinese survey vessel has re-entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to ship tracking analysis, after a tense month-long standoff in the same area that inflamed […]
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Small Protest Over Chinese Maritime Survey Dispersed Outside of Chinese Embassy in Hanoi
August 06: On 6 August 2019, Vietnamese police officers dispersed a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi. Approximately 10 demonstrators gathered to protest against an ongoing Chinese maritime survey […]
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Robbery Aboard General Cargo Vessel in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
July 25: At approx. 19:40 LT the third officer on routine rounds aboard the general cargo vessel MOLENGRACHT (IMO #9571533) noticed an unauthorized person on deck throwing items overboard, and […]
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Vietnam, China Embroiled in South China Sea Standoff
July 17: Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which fall within Vietnam’s […]
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Vietnam Seizes 7.5 Tons of Elephant Ivory, Pangolin Scales at Hai Phong Port
June 12: Authorities have seized 7.5 tons of elephant ivory and pangolin scales in one of Vietnam’s biggest wildlife trafficking cases. The 3.5 tons of ivory and 4 tons of […]
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Vietnam Seizes 5.26 Tonnes of Pangolin Scales Hidden in Cashew Containers
May 24: Vietnam has seized more than five metric tonnes of pangolin scales hidden in cashew nut containers shipped from Nigeria, the government said on Friday, in Southeast Asia’s latest […]
