Recent submissions to the Secretary-General of United Nations on South China Sea

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– Malaysia submission, Dec. 12, 2019.

– China submission, Dec. 12, 2019, responding to Malaysia.

– Philippines submission, March 6, 2020, responding to Malaysia.

– Philippines submission, March 6, 2020, responding to China.

– China submission, March 23, 2020, responding to Philippines.

– Vietnam submission, March 30, 2020, responding to China.

-Vietnam submission, April 10, 2020, about Paracels.

– Vietnam submission, April 10, 2020, about Paracels and Spratlys.

– China submission, April 17, 2020, responding to Vietnam.

– Indonesia submission, May 26, 2020, confirming UNCLOS Arbitration Tribunal’s decision on Philippines v. China in 2016.

– US submission, June 1, 2020, rejecting China’s claims in South China Sea and citing UNCLOS Arbitration Tribunal’s decision in Philippines v. China in 2016.

– China submission, June 2, 2020, responding to the US.

– China submission, June 9, 2020, responding to the US.

– Indonesia submission, June 12, 2020, rejecting all China claims.

– China submission, June 18, 2020, responding to Indonesia.

– Australia submission, July 23, 2020, rejecting all China claims and affirming UNCLOS Arbitration Tribunal’s decision in Philippines v. China in 2016.

– Malaysia submission, July 29, 2020, rejecting all China claims.

– China submission, July 29, 2020, responding to Australia.

Source: UN Division for Ocean Affairs and and the Law of the Sea https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/submissions_files/submission_mys_12_12_2019.html

Quan chức Australia, Trung Quốc ‘đấu khẩu’ về Biển Đông

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Cao ủy Australia O’Farre đăng Twitter đáp trả sau khi Đại sứ Trung Quốc tại Ấn Độ chỉ trích bình luận của ông về Biển Đông.

Cao ủy Australia tại Ấn Độ Barry O’Farre hôm 30/7 nói rằng Australia quan ngại sâu sắc về những hành động “gây bất ổn và có thể kích động leo thang” của Trung Quốc ở Biển Đông. Đại sứ Trung Quốc tại Ấn Độ Tôn Vệ Đông sau đó đăng Twitter phản đối nhận xét của ông O’Farre, chỉ trích ông “coi thường sự thật”.

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Sau Hà Nội và TP.HCM, các tỉnh đồng loạt đóng cửa quán bar, karaoke

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31/07/2020    18:43 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Sau TP.HCM và Hà Nội hàng loạt các tỉnh thành trên cả nước đã ra các chỉ thị mới về phòng chống dịch Covid-19, trong đó có đóng cửa, tạm dừng nhiều dịch vụ không thiết yếu.

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Second COVID-19- related death in Việt Nam

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Update: July, 31/2020 – 22:47|VNS

Đà Nẵng hospital where the second COVID-19-related death was reported. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Lâm

HÀ NỘI — A second person has died in Việt Nam, with cause of death related to COVID-19.

He is the second person to die from a coronavirus related condition. Earlier on Friday a 70-year-old man suffered a heart attack during treatment for COVID-19.

On Friday, the Steering Committee reported 82 new cases, bringing the total number of positive patients to 546.

There are currently more than 53,000 quarantined at hospitals, health centres or isolated at home. — VNS

Hà Nội orders shutdown of bars, karaoke venues and roadside stalls starting August 1

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A bar on backpacker street Tạ Hiện, in downtown Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam

HÀ NỘI — Starting August 1, all bars, karaoke venues and roadside stalls will have to close and large gatherings are banned in Hà Nội, the city’s authorities announced Friday morning, as the country battled a new wave of coronavirus after no local transmission cases for months. 

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Two-year-old baby among latest COVID-19 cases

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A worker sprays disinfectant at the gate of Đà Nẵng Hospital, which is now a hot spot of COVID-19 in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Twelve more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the central city of Đà Nẵng, including a two-year-old baby boy.

The new locally transmitted infections bring the total amount of coronavirus cases nationwide to 558.

Three of the people who have tested positive are patients at Đà Nẵng Hospital. One is a 72-year-old woman being treated at the department of internal medicine, neurology and ophthalmology and the others are men aged 25 and 33.

Eight other cases are either relatives of patients being treated at Đà Nẵng Hospital or came into close contact with the positive cases, including the baby who was in contact with Patient No 509, a medical worker at Cẩm Lệ Health Centre.

Another patient is a 29-year-old man from Hòa Phước, Hòa Vang in Đà Nẵng. It is not clear if he has any connections with the hospital and his previous whereabouts are being investigated.

Yesterday, Việt Nam recorded its first-ever COVID-19-related deaths, a 61-year-old man and a 70-year-old man, both with underlying health conditions. — VNS

Pop singer fined for spreading fake Covid-19 news

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By Ha An   July 31, 2020 | 02:50 pm GMT+7 vnexpressPop singer fined for spreading fake Covid-19 newsSinger Hoa Minzy. Photo courtesy of Hoa.

Vietnamese pop singer Nguyen Thi Hoa, aka Hoa Minzy, has been fined VND7.5 million ($323) for posting wrong Covid-19 information on her Facebook page.

On July 28, the 25-year-old singer shared a section of text stating that Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam warns residents over Covid-19, urging them to stay at home, and limit going outside. “Next week is an important landmark, with the cases increasing from 75 to 100-500.”

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Vietnam scores four-gold record at International Chemistry Olympiad

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By Duong Tam   July 31, 2020 | 04:34 pm GMT+7 VNExpress

Vietnam scores four-gold record at International Chemistry Olympiad

Four Vietnamese students at the 2020 International Chemistry Olympiad with two officials from the Ministry of Education and Training (C) at Hanoi National University of Education. Photo courtesy of the ministry.

All four Vietnamese contestants at the International Chemistry Olympiad 2020 won gold medals, making them the second highest-ranking team after the U.S.

This is Vietnam’s best ever International Chemistry Olympiad result so far.

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Vietnam reports first Covid-19 death

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By Le Nga   July 31, 2020 | 03:59 pm GMT+7 VNExpressVietnam reports first Covid-19 deathMedical staff prepare to evacuate patients and family members at Da Nang hospitals to quarantine, July 27, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong.

A 70-year-old Covid-19 patient with multiple comorbidities died on Friday, the first death of anyone who contracted the disease in Vietnam.

The Health Ministry said Friday afternoon that “Patient 428” had died of “myocardial infarction caused by chronic diseases of hypertension, heart failure, end-stage of chronic renal failure, complications of respiratory failure due to heart failure and Covid-19.”

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Taskforce in national park rescues hundreds of trapped animals

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31/07/2020    11:23 GMT+7 vietnamnet

In the Pu Mat National Park of the central province of Nghe An, there is a special task force that rescues wild animals trapped by hunters.

Taskforce in national park rescues hundreds of trapped animals
The animal rescue team of Pu Mat National Park passes a stream while patrolling the forest (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

The animal rescue team of the park has 15 members carefully selected from 170 candidates.

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Vietnam to pilot night-time economic activities in 10 major cities

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31/07/2020    15:51 GMT+7 31/07/2020 vietnamnet

The Government has approved a project on night-time economy development in Vietnam which will allow major cities and tourist attractions to pilot night-time services until 6 a.m.

Vietnam to pilot night-time economic activities in 10 major cities Bui Vien Walking Street in Ho Chi Minh City at night. (Illustrative image)

  The project aims to take advantage of the potentials of night-time economy to boost the national economy and enhance the incomes of the people while ensuring social order and safety.

The 10 major cities, provinces and tourist attractions set to pilot the project include Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hoi An, Thua Thien Hue, Can Tho, Da Lat and Phu Quoc.

The efficiency of the pilot project will be reviewed and assessed to serve as a basis for the implementation of the project on a larger scale in the future.

Notably, the project proposes the building of several separate night-time entertainment complexes in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang in the 2021-2025 period.

Under the project, the Prime Minister asked People’s Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities to build models on nigh-time economy in conformity with local advantages and conditions, particularly the infrastructure and investment resources. Nhan Dan

Vietnam to post world’s fifth-highest economic growth: WB

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31/07/2020    14:33 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Vietnam is projected to be the fifth highest-growing economy in the world this year and the country has a unique opportunity to increase its footprint in the global economy in both trade and investment, 

Stefanie Stallmeister, World Bank Acting Country Director for Vietnam, has said. 

Vietnam to post world’s fifth-highest economic growth: WB
Vietnamese goods face tough road to foreign markets due to trade remedies

She made the remarks during the unveiling of the WB’s report “What will be the new normal for Vietnam? The economic impact of COVID-19” on July 30.

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Úc gửi công hàm lên LHQ, bác hết mọi yêu sách của Trung Quốc ở Biển Đông – Malaysia gửi công hàm lên Liên Hiệp Quốc bác bỏ ‘đường 9 đoạn’ của Trung Quốc – Bị bác yêu sách trên Biển Đông, Bắc Kinh gởi công hàm tố lại Úc –

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Úc gửi công hàm lên LHQ, bác hết mọi yêu sách của Trung Quốc ở Biển Đông

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TTO – Công hàm của Úc đã phản đối mạnh mẽ các yêu sách phi lý Bắc Kinh đặt ra trên Biển Đông, từ yêu sách với Tứ Sa đến đường cơ sở thẳng tại Hoàng Sa hay đảo nhân tạo. Một loạt điều luật quốc tế đã được Úc viện dẫn để bác bỏ các yêu sách đó.

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Đảo Phú Lâm thuộc quần đảo Hoàng Sa của Việt Nam bị Trung Quốc dùng vũ lực xâm chiếm và xây dựng, cải tạo trái phép – Ảnh: AFP

Trong công hàm đề ngày 23-7 gửi lên Liên Hiệp Quốc (LHQ), Úc nhấn mạnh động thái này là để thể hiện rõ quan điểm của Úc đối với 6 công hàm và công thư Trung Quốc đã gửi lên LHQ từ tháng 12-2019.

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Australia Abandons Its Neutrality on the South China Sea Maritime Disputes

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Australia has aligned itself with the United States in supporting UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling.

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Australia Abandons Its Neutrality on the South China Sea Maritime Disputes
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Australia, a state party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has long maintained that it was neutral with respect to maritime disputes in the South China Sea. Australia’s submission of a Note Verbale to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLSC) on July 23 changed previous policy and came in the wake of a major change in U.S. policy made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 10 days earlier.

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Malaysia rebukes Beijing as South China Sea ‘lawfare’ heats up

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  • Unusually strong statement by Malaysia takes issue with Beijing for claiming it had no right to seek establishment of continental shelf in northern waters
  • Move reflects Malaysia’s rejection of China’s ‘nine-dash line’
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Subi reef, one of several islands claimed by China in the South China Sea. Photo: EPA

Subi reef, one of several islands claimed by China in the South China Sea. Photo: EPA

A battle of diplomatic notes to the United Nations between claimants in the South China Sea dispute has taken a fresh turn, with Malaysia rebuking China for claiming Kuala Lumpur had no right to seek the establishment of its continental shelf in the northern part of the waters.

Instead, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government, in a note verbale to the world body dated July 29, stressed that its application was fully within its rights under the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea (Unclos).

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