Vietnam and Australia have conducted their second defence dialogue with a view to further strengthening the strategic partnership and share their views on regional and international issue of mutual concern.

Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has demanded China immediately remove its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 out of Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf and sit down for negotiations to maintain peace, stability and friendship between the two nations.

Hundreds of, Vietnamese nationals, students and international friends marched along the streets of the Swiss capital Bern, on June 21, opposing China’s escalating violations in the East Sea.

The September 10 decision was made after the DOC had completed its administrative review of the anti-dumping duty order on certain frozen warm water shrimp from Vietnam for the 7th period of review (POR 7) from February 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.