Vietnam’s Sea and Islands

On July 13th, in Hanoi, the Central Vietnam Youth Federation, the Ministry of Education and Training, and Thien Long Group held a press briefing on a program on sharing with teachers in 2016.

Representatives from the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department met with officials of the Thai Embassy in Hanoi on July 11th to protest the use of violence against fishermen in any circumstances and request Thailand’s Foreign Ministry to investigate the firing at Vietnamese fishermen.

“Vietnam welcomes the arbitration tribunal’s issuance of the final ruling on July 12th and will issue a statement on the ruling’s content,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on July 12th.

China’s claims to historic rights over waters within the nine-dash line are contrary to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague, the Netherlands, said.

China’s plan to carry out military exercises in an area that covers Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) in the East Sea has once again seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on July 4th.

(CPV) - A launching ceremony to collect materials and souvenirs for Hoang Sa Exhibition House was held in Da Nang city on July 3rd.

Japan is deeply concerned about territorial sea disputes between China and other countries, Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Korro Bessho said on July 1st.

An exhibition on Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos on June 28th opened in Hai Rieng town, Song Hinh mountainous district, the central province of Phu Yen, as part of the 9th Phu Yen provincial ethnic cultural day.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the permanent Vietnam mission to the United Nations, has called on parties concerned to immediately stop actions that change the status quo, destroy marine environment and further complicate the East Sea issue.

Illegal activities that have been continuously deployed by China cannot change the fact that Vietnam has sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on June 24th.

Nearly 70 photos of Truong Sa archipelago taken by journalists and former journalists of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh city on June 23rd.

Da Nang city has agreed to distribute assistance worth over VND2 billion for fishermen meeting with difficulties in fishing and consumption of fisheries products as a result of the massive fish die-off in May.

The urgent need for an international cooperation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in Quang Ninh province that concluded on June 10th.

Geographical landmarks in Vietnam’s territorial waters, youth island works, flagpoles on outpost islands and Gac Ma history are shown in a lively modern infographic clip.

(CPV) - Through the EU-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue Facility, the EU Delegation to Vietnam and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) is co-organizing a high-level workshop from June 9th-10th, in Ha Long city, with the theme “Maritime security and development: International cooperation and European-Asian experience-sharing”.

Protecting the marine environment is a crucial task of all ministries and localities, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while attending a meeting in the northern province of Nam Dinh on June 8th in response to Vietnam Sea and Island Week and World Oceans Day 2016.

The image of soldiers and people at work and in daily life in Spratly islands appears very familiar and lovely.

Maps and documents affirming Vietnam’ sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos are on display at an exhibition which opened in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 7th.

An exhibition on maps and documentaries affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in the central province of Nghe An’s Cua Lo district on June 3rd.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Hoang Anh Tuan recently met with Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti to discuss bilateral efforts to curb illegal fishing and boost fishery cooperation.

Three months after the encouragement of cadres and people in Hanoi to raise funds for assisting the armed forces and islanders on the Spratly islands, as of late May, the Fatherland Front at all levels in Hanoi collected VND45.57 billion for the fund, the city Fatherland Front has reported.

Children on Spratly islands are enjoying a joyful, peaceful life full of love.

The 6th Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial Party Committee resolution for the 2015-2020 tenure identified that Con Dao islands district will be a key for investment, to make it a centre of tourism and high quality services, including a modern traffic system.

A ceremony to receive VND23 million from readers of KBC Hai Ngoai, a web page of overseas Vietnamese in the US, to donate to soldiers and people on Truong Sa island district, was organized on May 26th at the headquarters of the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese.

Thanh Dong commune in Tan Chau district has become the second border commune in the southern province of Tay Ninh to receive new-style rural area status.

Nearly 100 maps, documents and publications on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at Dong Xoai town in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

In the celebration of the 7th anniversary of Cu Lao Cham (Cham island) receiving UNESCO recognition as a World Biosphere Reserve, 45 motor boats paraded on the sea to the pleasure of local residents and tourists.

A requiem for revolutionary martyrs sacrificed for the independence and sovereignty of Vietnam's sea and islands on the East Sea was organized on May 20th at Truc Lam pagoda, Kharkov, Ukraine.

The national flag saluting ceremony was held solemnly at islands belonging to the Spratly archipelago in the central province of Khanh Hoa. After the national anthem was sung, cadres and soldiers faced the national flag and recited the 10 oaths of soldiers.

The Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) has objected to China’s fishing ban in the East Sea which began at noon of May 16th and will last until noon of August 1st, it announced on May 19th.