Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China Maritime Safety Administration's placement of three light buoys on some entities in Truong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A national flag salute ceremony was recently held on the Truong Sa (Spratly) island district in the presence of 44 Vietnamese expatriates from 22 countries and territories, during their trip to the fatherland from April 18 to 23.

VOV.VN - A delegation consisting of 47 overseas Vietnamese (OV) from 22 countries around the world have visited citizens and soldiers based in Truong Sa island district in the southcentral province of Khanh Hoa, as well as DK1 platform.

Representatives of Vietnamese people in the Netherlands will join a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on a visit to soldiers and residents on the island district of Truong Sa and DK1 platforms of the homeland.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications announced on April 14 that they have fined ride-hailing firm Grab VND60 million for using a map mislabeling multiple Vietnamese islands in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, as China’s.

VOV.VN - Vietnam affirmed its consistent view that activities taking place in the East Sea need to strictly abide by international law whilst respecting the sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Vietnamese territorial waters as established in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The Department of Culture and Sports and the Department of Construction of south-central Khanh Hoa province, and the provincial Association of Architects launched an architectural and landscape design competition for the Truong Sa Museum.

More than THB10,000 (US$3,000) was raised by overseas Vietnamese living, working and studying in Thailand’s Udon Thani province for the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and its “For beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club at a ceremony in the locality on March 13.

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 - Navy Region 4 ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists, as well as a haul of New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 21 for the Truong Sa archipelago, known internationally as the Spratly Islands.