As reported from "CT/KT", the well known and trusted anonymous source from within the Vietnamese community:
The current tensions off Vietnamese waters is showing signs of rising. Unlike Vietnam's original assessment, it appears that more large Chinese maritime vessels are making a presence in the area. Vietnam has already deployed more ships from Vietnamese Coast Guard and Vietnamese Fisheries Resource Surveillance operation in the region to the standoff-area.
No Chinese warships from the People's Liberation Army Navy have appeared.*
*negates the need for the mobilization of Vietnam People's Navy, despite rumors about naval exercises spread by a certain people from a certain country which turned out to be completely unrelated to this conflict.
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P/s: Sorry for the late updates. Have been taking some final tests lately.