The Foreign Ministry Spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi answered question by reporters at the 10^th Regular Briefing on August 9, 2012

Question: Please advise Viet Nam’s position on reports that China sends a large fleet of vessels for fishing in waters in the East Sea?

Answer:

“All activities of parties in the East Sea must conform to international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), on the basis of respecting the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction of all countries, contributing to peace, stability in the region and preserving the marine environment and resources”.

Source: mofa.gov.vn