Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

A Vietnamese fisherman said Monday he was beaten during the seven weeks he was held in Chinese detention for fishing near disputed islands, amid heightened maritime tensions between Hanoi and Beijing.

HANOI - Le Vietnam a exigé de la Chine la libération immédiate de 21 pêcheurs arrêtés au début du mois dans des eaux disputées en mer de Chine méridionale, une demande repoussée par Pékin qui argue que leur détention était légitime.

HANOI — Vietnam has accused China of assaulting its fishermen in the South China Sea, in the countries’ latest spat over disputed territory believed to be rich in natural resources.

In the wake of a major maritime ruckus last spring, hopes of a deal between China and Vietnam are rising in the South China Sea.

Vietnam holds sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and will assert sovereignty through peaceful measures, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the National Assembly Friday.

Chinese leaders like to talk about their country's "peaceful rise" - and Europe's financial traumas are giving Beijing plenty of scope to assume the role of a benign new force on the world stage.

PEKIN - Pékin et Hanoï veulent discuter d'un développement commun de la mer de Chine du Sud, riche en hydrocarbures, selon un communiqué publié samedi au dernier jour d'une visite en Chine du numéro un vietnamien Nguyen Phu Trong, a rapporté l'agence Chine nouvelle.

China and Vietnam maybe at odds over claims in the South China Sea, particularly the Paracel and Spratly Islands, but they seem to be agreeing on one thing: taking control of its internet users.

NEW DELHI - India today dismissed Chinese objections over its oil exploration projects in two Vietnamese blocks in the South China Sea, saying its cooperation with Vietnam was as per international laws and it would like the cooperation to grow.

BEIJING - China and Vietnam have agreed to speed up negotiations on South China Sea related disputes and work out a mutually agreeable solution as early as possible.

About one hundred people took to Hanoi's streets to protest against Beijing's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea - the latest in a string of anti-China rallies in recent weeks.

It was inevitable that the recent ruckus over territorial claims in the South China Sea would spill over into Vietnam's internal politics. How to manage the relationship with China is the second touchiest issue in national life (the first is whether having more than one legal party would be a good thing or not).

HANOI — Armed Chinese soldiers allegedly beat a Vietnamese fisherman and threatened other crew members before driving them out of waters near disputed South China Sea islands claimed by both countries, a Vietnamese official said Thursday.

HANOI — About 100 anti-China protesters marched peacefully in Vietnam Sunday despite a heavy security clampdown and a vow by both countries to rein in public opinion over tensions in the South China Sea.

BEIJING: China and Vietnam pledged to resolve a row over the strategic South China Sea, state media said on Sunday, in a bid to ease tensions that prompted accusations of Chinese bullying in the region.