Vietnam said it would take all measures necessary to protect its legitimate interests in the South China Sea after a Chinese state-run oil company . Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, in a telephone call to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Tuesday, said the deployment of the oil rig by China National Offshore Oil Corp. and the presence of several Chinese vessels in the area violated international laws and Vietnam’s sovereignty, according to a government statement late Tuesday. On Saturday, China’s Maritime Safety Administration disclosed the location of the oil rig. Vietnam says the rig is 138 miles (220 kilometers) from its shore and “totally within its exclusive economic zone.” At a press briefing on Monday, China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the rig was in Chinese waters. “As we understand it, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration issued a shipping notice on May 3 regarding […]