Japan gives Vietnam six navy ships amid regional tension

Japan's foreign minister Fumio Kishida (left) met with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh (right) in Hanoi Japan says it will give Vietnam six naval ships for patrols in the South China Sea, amid regional tension over competing maritime claims with China. The offer, worth 500 million yen (£2.9 million, $5 million), was announced during a visit by Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to H

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Vietnam's Thanh Nien News quoted China security policy expert Yun Sun as saying Japan's gift could be seen as an "alignment of positions" with Vietnam that is "perceived as hostility by China".