Russian news agency removes article slandering Vietnam Russian news agency RIA Novosti has removed an article by Dmitri Kosyrev with content that allegedly slandered Vietnam, after the article was criticized by readers.   The article has been removed. The article, "The agreements between Moscow and Beijing better than any statement" by Dimitri Kosyrev was posted on the Ria Novosti website on May 19. The article caused tempers to flare in public, especially those who have close relations with Russia since it gave a subjective analysis, distorting the history of Vietnam. In the article, Dimitri Kosyrev had one-sided, misleading arguments about the sovereignty and history of Vietnam and the developments in the East Sea. One of the most serious mistakes in the article is the statement that the HD-981 oil rig of China is just 27 km from the coast of China and 241km from the coast of Vietnam. In fact, the drilling rig is anchored completely illegally in the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of Vietnam and only 130 nautical miles from Vietnam’s coast. Many readers were very angry about the article. The article has been removed from the website of RIA Novosti. Tran Cham, VietNamNet Bridge