Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said Russian conditions in ongoing negotiations in Belarus over the conflict in Ukraine are "unacceptable".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese remind themselves to keep calm and rational on East Sea issues. Vietnamese condemn only the illegal acts ordered by the Chinese authorities and they understand that those Chinese who love peace are Vietnamese friends.

After guards threw the rice box of a worker to the ground and knocked down another for entering the factory through a wrong gate, hundreds of workers burned motorcycles and houses of guards and attacked mobile police with stones and bricks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday, December 18, Kien Giang province’s police agency arrested a local woman named Thach Thi Kim Suong, 33, for the act of murder.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more conflicts caused by the existence of the same names of businesses have been reported. However, in many cases, the problems cannot be settled to the every root.

"Set aside disputes and pursue joint development" is mentioned by a number of international scholars as a temporary measure to control the tension in the East Sea in the short and medium term.

Acting Assistant Secretary of State responsible for the issues in East Asia - Pacific Joseph Yun said that the negotiation process of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea should be opened to outsiders.

"After being shot, and perhaps will still be shot, what is your future plan?" "I will fix the boat and continue fishing in the old places. If we meet Chinese vessels and are driven away, we will run and then return...," said a fisherman.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China will hold a special conference of foreign ministers this year, possibly in August or September.

VietNamNet Bridge – China’s unexpected proposal to negotiate with ASEAN on the Code of Conduct on the East Sea (COC) after its recent provoking activities makes related countries feel incomprehensible.

VietNamNet Bridge - For Vietnam, the counterproductive lesson of China's one-way communication policy should be seriously considered.

VietNamNet Bridge - Although the relations between Vietnam and China made certain progress in 2012, unfortunately, China’s acts related to the East Sea conflict have affected the stable development momentum of the bilateral relations.