By reclaiming the right to manage the Ho Chi Minh Flight Information Region (FIR) on December 8, 1994, Vietnam’s aviation sector has not only asserted the nation's position in global air traffic management but also bolstered the protection of the country's airspace.

The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) has announced that it will begin construction on the secondary surveillance radar station, the second of its kind, in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on August 9.

The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman put forward a number of wrong and dangerous arguments to defend the country’s recent test flights to a reef in the East Sea.

Chinese airplanes’ unannounced operations in the Ho Chi Minh Flight Information Region (FIR) in the last few days violated the ICAO regulations and imperiled aviation safety in the region.