Vietnam Warns China Over Oil Rig Activities

Vietnam says China has moved an oil rig into disputed waters in the South China Sea that could be a repeat of the 2014 standoff between the communist neighbors. Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said in a statement posted on the ministry's website late Tuesday that Vietnam had raised concerns with China over the movement of the Haiyang Shiyou oil rig and has demanded that China stop any drilling and remove the oil rig from the area where the two countries' continental shelves...

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