Digital exhibition affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea, islands

Digital exhibition affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over sea, islands

A digital exhibition titled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa – Historical and Legal Evidence” opened in Ham Thuan Nam district, the south-central province of Binh Thuan on November 4.
Contest to learn about homeland s sea and islands held during trip to Truong Sa
Contest to learn about homeland's sea and islands held during trip to Truong Sa
A contest to learn about the homeland's sea and islands was held during the trip to Truong Sa Archipelago and DK1 platform from April 18-23.
Tet gifts delivered to Truong Sa soldiers and people
Tet gifts delivered to Truong Sa soldiers and people
Ships of the Navy Region 4 carrying officers, soldiers, journalists as well as New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port in the central...
Overseas Vietnamese in France write books about homeland s sea and islands
Overseas Vietnamese in France write books about homeland's sea and islands
From the trip to Truong Sa in 2016 until now, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tong, an overseas Vietnamese in France, has written two books about the homeland's sea...
2,000 national flags presented to fishermen in Thanh Hoa province
2,000 national flags presented to fishermen in Thanh Hoa province

The Ministry of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Thanh Hoa provincial People's Committee on July 22nd held a ceremony to launch and parade vehicles to promote a contest on communicating the sovereignty and sustainable development of Vietnam’s sea and islands in the Red River Delta region and neighboring provinces.

Spratly Islands today
Spratly Islands today

Since its liberation on April 29th, 1975, thanks to the investment of the Party, State, the Ministry of National Defence, the joint hands of ministries, sectors, central and local agencies, businesses, people nationwide and overseas Vietnamese, together with the armed soldiers’ and islanders’ spirit, Spratly Islands in the central province of Khanh Hoa have seen remarkable positive changes.

Experts China’s acts in East Sea increase regional tensions
Experts: China’s acts in East Sea increase regional tensions

Dr. Le Hong Hiep from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore has said China’s recent acts in the East Sea has made the regional situation more tense and uncertain, thus hindering negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).

Russian experts hail Vietnam’s actions on East Sea issue
Russian experts hail Vietnam’s actions on East Sea issue

Vietnam has taken correct and timely action on the East Sea issue by sending a diplomatic note to the UN Secretary General to oppose China's claim over the East Sea and assert Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, according to Russian international law researchers and experts.

Vietnam asks China to respect its sovereignty
Vietnam asks China to respect its sovereignty

Vietnam requests China to respect its sovereignty and take no actions that escalate tensions and complicate the situation, affecting peace and stability in the East Sea and the region, as well as efforts of countries in negotiations of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Spokesperson answers query on Chinese ships’ exit from Vietnamese waters
Spokesperson answers query on Chinese ships’ exit from Vietnamese waters

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang on October 25th once again stressed Vietnam’s request for relevant parties not to repeat violations of the country’s waters while answering reporters’ question regarding a group of Chinese ships’ withdrawal from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Vietnam ranks among seven cheapest coastal countries for retirees
Vietnam ranks among seven cheapest coastal countries for retirees

Vietnam ranks among the seven cheapest coastal countries in the world for retirees, according to International Living, an Ireland-based publishing company that writes about retiring overseas and Panama-based travel magazine Live and Invest Overseas.

Countries concerned about East Sea situation
Countries concerned about East Sea situation

France, Germany and the UK on August 29th released a joint statement expressing their concern about the situation in the South China Sea (known as East Sea in Vietnam) which they said could lead to insecurity and instability in the region.

China requested to withdraw all ships from Vietnam’s EEZ
China requested to withdraw all ships from Vietnam’s EEZ

Vietnam has demanded China to immediately stop violations, withdraw all vessels from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and not have actions to increase tensions, complicate the situation, and threaten peace, stability and security in the East Sea and the region, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Exhibition on Hoang Sa and Truong opens in Thai Nguyen province
Exhibition on Hoang Sa and Truong opens in Thai Nguyen province

An exhibition was opened in Dai Tu district, the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 23rd, giving visitors an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Seminar in India talks East Sea issue
Seminar in India talks East Sea issue

The Society for Indian Ocean Studies held a seminar on the East Sea in New Delhi, India on July 12th, to mark three years since the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) announced a ruling in favour of the Philippines in its lawsuit against China regarding the East Sea disputes.

Splendid Con Dao Archipelago
Splendid Con Dao Archipelago

Famous not only as a spiritual tourist destination, Con Dao Archipelago in Con Dao district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, also possesses a beauty that wins people’s hearts.

Offshore fulcrums
Offshore fulcrums

(CPV) - To make each frame-house stand tall as Vietnam’s representative at sea, over the past 30 years, generations of cadres and soldiers of the DK1 battalion have overcome all hardships to firmly protect the sovereignty of the sacred sea, islands and the continental shelf of the country.

“Park” on Spratly islands
“Park” on Spratly islands

Son Ca, one of the large islands of the Spratly archipelago, looks like a park through the painstaking hands of cadres and soldiers in planting trees and creating little but nice playgrounds.

Vietnam Sea and Island Week launched in Bac Lieu
Vietnam Sea and Island Week launched in Bac Lieu

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu held a ceremony on June 1st to launch Vietnam Sea and Island Week and Action Month for the Environment in response to World Oceans Day and World Environment Day 2019.

Agricultural production on Spratly Islands
Agricultural production on Spratly Islands

In harsh weather conditions, cadres and soldiers on the Spratly Islands overcome difficulties to boost agricultural and breeding production, thus improving their living conditions.