vietnam

www.globaltimes.cn — The tension of war is escalating second by second. China should take part in the exploitation of oil and gas in South China Sea. For those who infringe upon our sovereignty to steal the oil, we need to warn them politely, and then take action if they don't respond. We shouldn't waste the opportunity to launch some tiny-scale battles that could deter provocateurs from going further.

www.nytimes.com — Vietnam says it will conduct live-fire naval exercises off its coast, a step that escalated a long-running dispute with China over territory in the South China Sea. The naval maneuvers follow Vietnam claims that China had harassed a seismic survey boat and damaged a research cable trailing behind it. China demands that Vietnam halt oil-exploration activities in the area.

www.businessweek.com — China’s role in territorial flare-ups in waters more than 1,000 miles apart will likely dominate next week’s gathering of Asia-Pacific defense ministers as they seek to protect shipping lanes vital to world trade.

www.businessweek.com — March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., which moved its search engine out of mainland China this month after claims of cyber attacks on human-rights activists, said it detected software targeted at critics of bauxite mining in neighboring Vietnam.

news.newamericamedia.org — Too many menfolk and too few chicas. What to do? Let's go get our womenfolk in Vietnam! That's what a lot of Chinese men are doing now. But wait, there's more. It's not the well-to-do guys. It's the low-income gents setting their scopes on the Vietnamese.