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.

VOV.VN - The nation expects that all relevant parties take responsibility in respecting Vietnamese sovereignty, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang, said on May 27 at a regular press briefing held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The set of postage stamps shows images of a lighthouse illegally built by Taiwan on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) Island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Whenever March comes, people across Vietnam turn their hearts to Gac Ma Reef of Truong Sa archipelago, a sacred territorial part of the Fatherland, to pay tribute to officers and soldiers who heroically fought until their last breath for the country’s maritime sovereignty.

VOV.VN - The Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control hold an urgent meeting on December 20 in Hanoi to discuss a range of solutions to respond to a tropical depression that strengthened into a storm, the 14th to hit the East Sea this year, with international name of Krovanh.