Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi (VNA) -Vietnam has full historical and legal evidence to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung affirmed on May 5.

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BEIJING. Dec 18 (Interfax) - China is concerned about a new wave of anti-Chinese rallies in Vietnam, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said at a briefing on Tuesday. "We have concerns and regrets over December 16 rallies in Hanoi," the spokesman said.

HANOI, Vietnam - Several hundred Vietnamese staged a rare public demonstration Sunday to protest China's effort to claim control of two disputed island chains in the South China Sea.