VOV.VN - Soldiers and residents on Song Tu Tay island of Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province, have enjoyed an early lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, with gifts sent from the mainland.

VOV.VN - Foreign rescue forces on board a helicopter and a vessel have been working alongside their colleagues of the Vietnam Coast Guard to search for 13 missing Vietnamese fishermen whose two boats sank in rough waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands in the East Sea.

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.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression has just entered the East Sea, although it is less likely to develop into a storm and impact the mainland, according to information given by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Central coastal localities have banned vessels from going offshore and sent signals to others still fishing out at sea to seek storm shelters to cope with the impending impact of super typhoon Rai.

The National Election Council (NEC) has allowed the holding of early voting in 20 electoral units in the Truong Sa island district on May 16.

The State of Vietnam was the first state in history to exercise its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) since they were ownerless pieces of land, at least since the 17th century. Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence that has legal value to testify to its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, an expert has said.