VOV.VN - The nation resolutely opposes any actions that violate Vietnamese sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

A knowledge contest on Vietnam’s seas and islands and a virtual reality exhibition with the theme of “To quoc ben bo song” (Fatherland by the waves) was launched in Hanoi on July 6.

VOV.VN - Mutya Johanna Datul, Miss Supranational 2013, will be the guest of honour at the first Miss Vietnam Sea and Islands 2022 beauty pageant, which is scheduled to take place in October in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began on June 1.

A host of activities are scheduled during the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, starting on June 1, to raise awareness and sense of responsibility among sectors, enterprises and people of the effective management, exploitation and use of natural resources and protection of marine environment.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat has asked China to immediately stop militarizing some features of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea, saying such move violates its sovereignty and increases concern regionally and globally.

A ceremony was held at Platform DK1/9 of Naval Region 2 on January 10 to pay tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf.

A postage stamp contest featuring Vietnam’s seas and islands for children aged 8-15 was launched on December 30.

The Vietnam Coast Guard has strengthened its law enforcement efforts, contributing to safeguarding sovereignty over the country’s sea and islands.