VOV.VN - The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee held a solemn ceremony at the Gac Ma Soldiers Memorial on March 14 morning to commemorate 64 naval men who sacrificed their lives in the Johnson Reef naval battle 36 years ago to protect the fatherland’s sovereignty over sea and islands.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soldiers recently staged a military parade on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on lunar New Year’s Day, aimed at not only demonstrating power but also solidarity and determination to defend the sacred territory of the Fatherland.

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.

Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos have always been sacred integral parts of Vietnam, as the country has historical evidence and a fully legal basis to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in accordance with international law.

VOV.VN - Vietnam resolutely opposes and demands that Taiwan (China) cancel live-fire drills taking place in the waters around Ba Binh island which are part of the Vietnamese Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat similar violations in the future, Le Thi Thu Hang, spokeswoman of the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on December 2.

A delegation of more than 40 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 17 countries around the world have visited people and soldiers in Truong Sa island district, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and DK1 platform.

The fisheries resources surveillance and naval forces of Vietnam are working to rescue Panama-flagged Vessel Pacific 07 which encountered a breakdown while passing the waters of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, according to the Naval Region 4 Command.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested Khanh Hoa to turn its Truong Sa island district into an economic, culture and social centre at sea, and a firm wall to protect the national sovereignty over sea and islands.

VOV.VN - War veterans and relatives have released hundreds of lanterns into the Ha Tinh sea to commemorate 64 martyrs in a naval battle more than three decades ago to defend Gac Ma (Johnson Reef) of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.