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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says that the country has agreed with Vietnam to boost its defense ties and resume flights amid Chinese influence in the regions.
2020-10-19

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns China's decision yesterday to establish administrative districts in the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands, saying it violates Vietnam's sovereignty.
2020-04-19

The Philippines asks the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague to invalidate China's claims to virtually all of the South China Sea. The hearing was attended by observers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
2015-07-9

Vietnam files an intervention in the arbitration case about the South China Sea with Vietnam rejecting China's claims.
2014-12-13

More than 3,000 Chinese citizens are evacuated from Vietnam, with two Chinese killed and more than 100 injured in the riot last week following China drilling for oil in the South China Sea.
2014-05-18

A representative from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s National Boundary Commission hands over a diplomatic note to a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to protest China's recent plan to bring tourists to the disputed Paracel archipelago.
2013-04-12

Vietnam accuses a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats in disputed waters in the South China Sea, setting it on fire.
2013-03-26

Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from one of its ships in the South China Sea.
2012-12-3

Typhoon Kai-tak hits southeast China, leaving at least two people dead and affecting 530,000. At least 27 people are reported dead in north Vietnam.
2012-08-19

Typhoon Conson makes landfall near Hai Phong, Vietnam, after devastating Southern China and the Philippines with at least 65 dead.
2010-07-17