Progressing from the DOC the COC: a difficult route to navigate

SEAN leaders will convene in Singapore for the 33rd ASEAN summit this week. Making progress towards an effective Code of Conduct on the South China Sea should top the agenda.  Editorial From the 13th to the 15th of November, Singapore’s Suntec International Convention will host the 33rd ASEAN Summit. The 10 ASEAN heads of state will convene, along with representatives from the US, Japan,...

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33rd ASEAN Summit, another opportunity for resolving disputes in the South China Sea?

The forthcoming ASEAN Summit in Singapore From 11-15 November 2018, Singapore will host the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related conferences. It is expected that there will be about 12 meetings of ASEAN leaders and between ASEAN and its partners (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, United States, Russia, UN and invited guests such as EU, Canada, IMF, Chile ...). Approximately 60 instruments ...

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New factors complicating South China Sea disputes

China's continued reclamation and militarization in the South China Sea are undermining mutual trust and regional peace and stability, said experts. The increasing deployment of drones and underwater unmanned vehicles to the South China Sea is further complicating the situation, while regulations on the use of such vehicles and a code of conduct for claimants remain absent. Scholars attending...

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ASEAN emphasizes importance of non-militarization, self-restraint in South China Sea

At the 33rd ASEAN Summit on 13 November 2018 in Singapore, heads of state/government of ASEAN member states reached consensus on further developing the ASEAN Community on three pillars, namely political-security, economic and socio-cultural, while emphasizing the importance of non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct of all activities in the South China Sea. 7 documents adopted The...

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The Policy’s ASEAN Toward East Sea Issue in Nowadays

Nguyen Dinh Chien, Vietnam Institute of Defense Strategies Abstract. The policy’s Asian toward East Sea issue always topical issues, attracting the attention of international public opinion and the region. In July 2016, after the Court of Arbitration in La Haye ruled the East Sea, but the East Sea does not appear to wind waves, but still flowing underground water line, not quiet. Assessing the...

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Vietnam highlights ASEAN role in resolving South China Sea issues

Vietnam has stressed ASEAN’s role in resolving issues in the South China Sea, and maintaining peace and stability in the region. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy made the remarks at an unofficial annual meeting between ASEAN foreign ministers on Friday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, U.S, the Vietnam News...

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Vietnam calls for full, effective implementation of DOC

(Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung. (Photo: VNA) ) Vietnam always calls on all concerned parties to avoid militarisation, restrain, implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) fully and effectively, and build a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea, a Vietnamese diplomat has said. The statement was made by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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