Historical Maps back up Vietnamese Claims on Paracel & Spratly Islands – Part II

[Documents] I. Dai Nam Nhat thong Toan do / Complete Map of Unified Great Viet Nam (1838) This is the map of Viet Nam under the Nguyen dynasty made in 1838. On the map there were two names “Hoang Sa” (Paracels) and “Van Ly Truong Sa” (Spratlys) belonging to the territory of Viet Nam. Dai […]
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[Documents] I. Map drawn by Jodocus Hondius in 1613 The map drawn by Jodocus Hondius in 1613 depicted the Pracel archipelago (Hoang Sa), including all islands of Viet Nam from southern Bac Bo Gulf to the end of Viet Nam’s southern waters, except for Pulo Condor (Con Dao) and Pulo Cici (Phu Quoc island) which […]
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By Robert D. Kaplan Chief Geopolitical Analyst According to the elite newspapers and journals of opinion, the future of foreign affairs mainly rests on ideas: the moral impetus for humanitarian intervention, the various theories governing exchange rates and debt rebalancing necessary to fix Europe, the rise of cosmopolitanism alongside the stubborn vibrancy of nationalism […]
Read More →State secrets revealed in Vietnam

[Asia Times Online] State secrets revealed in Vietnam By David Brown One afternoon in mid-December, Colonel Tran Dang Thanh shared his views on foreign affairs with an audience of deans and professors drawn from Hanoi’s many universities. Like all Vietnamese Communist Party business, Thanh’s comments were considered state secrets. However, unbeknownst to Thanh, who […]
Read More →Tensions rise across East China Sea

[Video] Violent protests over the ownership of some uninhabited islands have brought the fractious relationship between Japan and China into the spotlight. From both sides of the East China Sea, the FT’s Mure Dickie examines the issue of rising nationalism. Source: Financial Times
Read More →Hanoi’s War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam

[E-Books] Hanoi’s War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam Author: Lien-Hang T. Nguyen Lien-Hang T. Nguyen is Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD from Yale University. Nguyen has also held fellowships at the Center for International […]
Read More →The new wind in front of the old wall

By Truong Ngoc Nguyen Translated by Hoa Ngoc General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) in the first months of power shows a series of highly symbolic activities, but what is expected is the quality and efficiency of policies. China’s Map illustrated (source: internet) The bitter power struggle ahead of the 18th Congress finally reached a […]
Read More →Ultimate Journeys to Vietnam

[Video] ‘Ultimate Journeys’ brings the wonders of the world to light, as you have never seen them before. The stunning high definition footage transports you to the most extreme places on the planet on a spine-tingling world of adventure. Ultimate Journeys provides the ultimate adventure guide, going off the beaten track and away from the […]
Read More →Anti-China rallies have been held in Vietnam

[Video] Hundreds of Vietnamese protesters march during a demonstration demanding China to stay out of their waters following China’s increased activities around the Spratly and Paracel Islands and other disputed areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Vietnamese police broke up anti-China protests in two cities on Sunday and made about 20 arrests […]
Read More →Commander of U.S. Pacific Forces Underscores U.S. Commitment to Asia

[Video] “America is a Pacific power, and [U.S. Pacific Command] looks forward to the hard work ahead to allow us to do our part to keep a dynamic Asia-Pacific hopeful, peaceful and secure for decades to come,” Admiral Samuel Locklear told Asia Society on December 6, 2012. Source: ASIA SOCIETY
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