VOV.VN - A low pressure area strengthened into a tropical depression in the East Sea on July 19, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands as well as the life of soldiers garrisoned there are introduced at a photo exhibition held in Nha Trang in the southcentral coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnam once again affirmed that its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) is in accordance with international law and legitimate rights over its territorial waters established in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on June 20.

VOV.VN - As repeatedly affirmed, Vietnam has full legal basis and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law, as well as its sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its territorial waters established in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

A ship from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) rescued an ill fisherman and brought him ashore for medical care in the central city of Da Nang on February 24.

VOV.VN - Exhibits affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are currently being showcased in Phu Ninh district of the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - An exhibition displaying maps and documentaries that assert Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened on October 24 in Nui Thanh district of the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression is expected to move in a northwest direction at speed of around 10 km per hour, is likely to develop into a storm and impact the sea from Quang Tri province to Da Nang.

VOV.VN - A digital exhibition opened on September 18 at Vo Van Ky secondary school in Khanh Hoa province, to offer students an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving the nation’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

Vietnam opposes any use of force against its fishing vessels operating normally at sea, threatening the life and safety as well as causing damage to the property and interests of fishermen, running counter to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS).