The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognised the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang as a national intangible cultural heritage in late May.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam has voiced Vietnam’s strong opposition to Taiwan’s live-fire drills around Ba Binh (Itu Aba) island of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

VOV.VN - A photo contest running with the theme To Quoc Nhin Tu Bien (Fatherland as Seen from the Sea) has been launched in Hanoi with the aim of promoting the beauty of the nation’s sea, coastal areas, and islands.

Photographers are being invited to send entries to a national fine art photo competition and exhibition on Vietnamese sea and islands newly launched by the Party Central Committee’s Commission of Popularisation and Education.

Some of the islands in the Truong Sa archipelago have been equipped with special shelter areas considered “common homes” at sea for fishermen to stay safe amid storms and access fishery logistics services, and which also help safeguard Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty.

The august and majestic statue of the late legendary general Vo Nguyen Giap in a park on Son Ca Island of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago brings all who visit the island a range of emotions beyond words.

Voters on Hon Khoai islands and Hon Chuoi islands off the coast of the southernmost province of Ca Mau will cast votes to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People’s Councils at all levels on May 21, two days ahead of the scheduled date.

Once branded “Hell on Earth” for the notorious jail which witnessed the most terrifying scenes of oppression during war time before 1975, Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has now become the country’s first island city with tremendous economic and social development.

Hoa Lan (Orchid) Island, off the coast of Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, has emerged as an enchanting destination where many exciting discoveries await visitors.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese competent agencies always closely follow developments in the East Sea and protect the exercise of national sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Vietnam's territorial waters in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).