FILE PHOTO: Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends a news conference with Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (not pictured) at the Government Office in Hanoi, Vietnam May 11, 2019. REUTERS/Kham
HANOI (Reuters) - New allies Vietnam and Australia expressed concern on Friday about China's activities in the South China Sea, where Vietnamese and Chinese vessels are locked in a tense standoff in Vietnamese-controlled waters.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed the rising tensions with his Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, during the first visit by an Australian prime minister to Hanoi since the countries formalised their "strategic partnership" earlier this year.
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