Scott Morrison makes thinly veiled swipe at Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, speaking during a trip to Vietnam, has urged China's neighbours to resist coercion, warning the entire region would suffer if their sovereignty were undermined.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny are welcomed as they arrive at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi Source: AAP

In a thinly veiled swipe at Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea, Mr Morrison has used a speech he gave in Hanoi to emphasise the importance of an "open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific neighbourhood".

Mr Vo Van Tao, a journalist in Vietnam follows this event and report to Vietnamese SBS.