Vietnam Creates Spatial Database on Its Seas and Islands

Posted on April 20, 2015 by editorial team

In its mission to monitor its marine and island environmental resources, Vietnam has released a partial result of spatial database on its seas and islands. The database is composed of multi-temporal spatial images of all the territorial waters of Vietnam including Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. The new database highlights the following […]

China Attacks Vietnamese Fishing Vessel, Tensions Arise

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Thao Du

Tensions between neighbors China and Vietnam quickly escalated during the previous weeks over claims on the disputed waters off Vietnam’s coast. China’s illegal installation of an oil rig within Hoang Sa Islands worsened diplomatic and economic relationship between the two countries to its worst point in decades. The territories are claimed by both China and […]