Vessels Truong Sa 01 and Truong Sa 19 set sail from the port of Naval Region 2 Command in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of January 16, carrying Tet gifts sent by people nationwide to officers and soldiers on duty at the DK1 offshore platforms, naval ships at sea, and in the Con Dao special zone.

The Naval Region 2 Command in Ho Chi Minh City has held a meeting to assign tasks to a working delegation of journalists ahead of their departure to visit and extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officers and soldiers stationed on the DK1 platform, vessels on duty at sea, and Con Dao Special Zone.

VOV.VN - Amid harsh weather conditions, the DK1/19 platform stands resilient against crashing waves, proudly keeping the Vietnamese national flag flying high, a steadfast symbol of the country’s unwavering sovereignty over its seas and islands.

More than 60 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 24 countries and territories concluded their nine-day journey to visit soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa and the DK1 platforms on Vietnam's southern continental shelf on April 26.

VOV.VN - Sea and islands are sacred territory of the Vietnamese nation. The Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has always been a place that everyone wants to visit.

Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Son, who is also former head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, has highlighted the significance of visits by overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district and DK1 platform across the past 11 years.

VOV.VN - A delegation consisting of 47 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 22 countries around the world have visited citizens and soldiers based in Truong Sa island district in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa, as well as DK1 platform.

Representatives of Vietnamese people in the Netherlands will join a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on a visit to soldiers and residents on the island district of Truong Sa and DK1 platforms of the homeland.

VOV.VN - Despite assuming the duty far away from the mainland, troops on DK1 platform spend time making decorations and preparing traditional dishes for a cozy, joyful and jubilant lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service was recently held for national martyrs who sacrificed their lives at DK1 platforms, a group of offshore economic, scientific, and technical service stations set up in 1989 on the country’s southern continental shelf.