- Topic : The South China Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development
- Date : 19~21 November 2012
- Venue : Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
- Host : Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Vietnam Lawyers Association
- Participants : United States, United Kingdom, Australia, China, Korea, Japan, ASEAN and 23 countries 70 scholars and experts
- Session 1 : South China Sea in Transition: Geopolitics
- Session 2 : Recent developments in the South China Sea
- Session 3 : Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in the South China Sea
- Session 4 : Militarization and Implications
- Session 5 : Interests and Policy of Extra-regional Parties in the South China Sea
- Session 6 : The South China Sea in US-ASEAN-China relations
- Session 7 : Legal aspects of South China Sea issue
- Session 8 : Cooperation in the South China Sea, Looking Back and Looking Forwards
- Session 9 : Dispute Settlements, Conflict Management and Ways to Resolution