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.
War veterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy.
VOV.VN - The nation resolutely opposes and asks Taiwan to cancel its live-fire exercises in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat similar actions in the future.
The standing board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) executive committee in the central province of Khanh Hoa on February 21 announced decisions to appoint three monks as heads of pagodas in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district.
VOV.VN - The arrival of navy vessels carrying Lunar New Year (Tet) commodities signals early Tet celebrations on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
VOV.VN - A delegation made up of military officers and soldiers departed for the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on December 25, bringing with them lots of essential goods for the Lunar New Year (Tet) to local islanders.
VOV.VN - Central coastal localities have banned vessels from going offshore and sent signals to others still fishing out at sea to seek storm shelters to cope with the impending impact of super typhoon Rai.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a seminar to foster the pride and responsibility of OVs in the protection of the country’s sovereignty over its seas and islands on November 20.
VOV.VN - The nation has asked all concerned parties to comply with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in carrying out activities in the East Sea, whilst avoid taking actions which may complicate the situation.