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Hoang Sa Flotilla – a journey to Ly Son Island It’s from the shores of Ly Son island, situated thirty kilometres from the port of Sa Ky, on the coast of the central province of Quang Ngai, that the Vietnamese fishermen depart for their journey to the Hoang Sa archipelago. Hoang Sa or Paracel, as [...]

In Vietnam, the first lunar month, which begins on the night of Tet (Lunar New Year), is dedicated to visiting places of worship: temples and pagodas. Prayers and token items are offered in the hope of being granted health, economic and professional fortune as well as well-being for one’s family.

Cina e Vietnam sono di nuovo ai ferri corti. Secondo le accuse che arrivano da Hanoi, il 20 marzo scorso un’imbarcazione cinese avrebbe esploso colpi di cannone ad un peschereccio vietnamita nella zona delle isole Paracel, nel mar cinese meridionale. Un’area di mare contesa dai due Paesi e nemici di sempre e che sta diventando [...]

Discussions and debates during the one-day workshop – ‘Sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos: Historical and Legal Aspects’ – held in the Quang Ngai province at the end of April and organized by the Pham Van Dong University focused mostly on two topics related to the South China Sea issue: historical and legal aspects over the sovereignty [...]

Quang Ngai – “In South China Sea—East Sea as referred by the Vietnamese–China is unable to present historical evidence of its claim. Its territory was historically limited to Hainan island, thus Chinese used force to illegally occupy rocks, features and islands in the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos”. With these remarks, Prof. Pham Dang Phuoc, Rector [...]

Mai avrei immaginato di ascoltare due accademici, uno statunitense e l’atro nato nell’ex Unione sovietica, scambiarsi opinioni in vietnamita. L’occasione e’ il workshop Sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos: Historical and Legal Aspects, organizzato dall’Universita’ Pham Van Dong di Quang Ngai–citta’ a meta’ tra Hanoi e Ho Chi Minh City–cui ho avuto il piacere e [...]

Maritime disputes between China and Vietnam have entered a dangerous new realm: psychological warfare. Tit-for-tat provocations, including marine patrol deployments in disputed areas in the South China Sea and Beijing’s decision to include territories it claims on maps printed in its national passports, have intensified in recent months, adding new destabilizing variables to an already volatile situation.

L’entrata del Sole nella costellazione dell’Ariete segna l’inizio del nuovo anno in molti Paesi del Sudest asiatico, e non solo: Thailandia, Laos, Birmania, Cambogia, ma anche Assam, Bengala, Kerala, Manipur, Nepal, Orissa, Punjab, Sri Lanka, Tripura e alcuni gruppi etnici minoritari (come i Dai nello Yunnan Cinese o i Tai in Vietnam) festeggiano la fine [...]