Vietnam protests China’s weather stations in disputed sea

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly islands, saying they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation in the South China Sea.
China last week announced it started operations of the stations on three islands to offer weather forecasts to fishermen.
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters at a regular briefing Thursday that Vietnam has legal basis and