Vietnam’s Sea and Islands

284 documents on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa by press agencies in Da Nang and 12 photos of reporters are on display at an exhibition at Hoang Sa street, the central city of Da Nang, from September 12th to 21st.

An exhibition titled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes - Historical and legal evidence” will take place on September 14th - 16th in Van Dien commune, Nam Dan district, central province of Nghe An.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has described the Vietnam Coast Guard as the core force in protecting national security, and maritime order and safety.

Bac Kan provincial Department of Information and Communications on July 23rd coordinated with Bach Thong district People’s Committee held an exhibition affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

At Lao Cai provincial Museum, the Vietnam People’s Navy on July 18th coordinated with Lao Cai provincial Party Committee to organize an exhibition on sea, islands and navy soldiers.

Ly Son island district has organized the first Ly Son cultural-tourism week 2018, including an activity of a crowd of 3,000 singing the national anthem and standing in line to form a 45m x 25m national flag in the island.

The Thanh Lan border post in Co To island district, Quang Ninh province, recently presented 150 national flags and Uncle Ho’s photos to 75 fisherman families in the locality.

The Ministry of Information and Communications will publish a collection of stamps on seas and islands every two years starting from 2018.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association and the Overseas Vietnamese Association in the United Kingdom (UK) on June 10th organized a requiem to pray for soldiers, who sacrificed themselves to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the sea and islands, at 2000 Community Action Centre, Deptford, London.

Nearly 200 documents, materials, maps, photos and objects affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over two archipelagoes are on display at an exhibition which opened on May 23rd at Hiep Duc district Sports and Culture Center in the central province of Quang Nam.

An environmental protection campaign for tourism, themed “Green Vietnam Sea”, will be launched for the first time on May 18th-26th in five central coastal localities: Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Da Nang.

A friendly meeting between members of the club “For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” and the overseas Vietnamese community in Melbourne was organized in Melbourne, Australia, on May 14th on the occasion of 30 years since Gac Ma battle.

Over the past years, the Navy Force sending delegations to islands belonging to Spratly archipelago and the DK1 frame-house has become a regular activity.

Over 300 people on Co To island district were examined, consulted and granted medicines free of charge by a mobile examination delegation from the Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital on May 5th and 6th.

The sub-department of Traffic Safety of Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, on May 3rd communicated road and inner waterway traffic safety for people on Vinh Thuc and Vinh Trung island communes.

Vietnam demanded China to immediately end illegal activities in the areas of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, to respect the Southeast Asian country’s sovereignty over the archipelagos and not to carry out any activity that increases tensions and complicates the situation in the region.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will organize Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2018 in Quang Ninh province on June 1st and 2nd.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh city led by Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Deputy Secretary of the city Party Committee and Chairwoman of the city People’s Council, on April 4th-12th visited and gave spiritual encouragement to soldiers and people on Spratlyislands.

The northern Hoa Binh provincial Department of Information and Communications has coordinated with Lac Thuy district People’s Committee to organize an exhibition on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

The Truong Sa Club in Germany held an exchange in Berlin, on April 2nd.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee on April 3rd held interviews to recruit delegates to participate in the journey “Youth for homeland the sea and islands” 2018 with officials, soldiers and people on Truong Sa archipelago and DK frame house.

The central Nghe An provincial People’s Committee has promulgated a plan on organizing “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes - Historical and legal evidence” exhibition in Dien Chau district from April 26th to 28th.

The Hoang Sa Exhibition House was inaugurated on March 28th in central city of Da Nang to display and store historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago.

The 4-storey construction, looking to the East Sea, houses exhibitions of over 300 precious documents.

The Quang Ngai provincial People’s Committee has issued a decision on realizing policies encouraging offshore fishing for the sixth phase, using over VND46.8 billion.

More than 200 objects and documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are being displayed in Trieu Son district in the north central province of Thanh Hoa.

A ceremony was organized by overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic to commemorate martyrs sacrificed on Gac Ma Island, in Prague on March 14th.

Maps of Vietnam were displayed together with tourism products at Vietnamese booths at the the International Tourism Exchange, ITB Berlin, the world's largest travel and tourism trade fair, held in Germany, from March 7th to 11th.

Activities under the theme “Youth and ethnic people with the homeland sea and islands” will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi in March.

A series of photo exhibitions themed “Truong Sa vitality - Youth colour” 2018 will be organized by the Youth Club for the Homeland’s sea and islands, Vietnam Youth Museum and local youth unions.