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Excellent East Sea research works awarded

Standout research works on the East Sea in 2018 were honoured by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 2.
Excellent East Sea research works awarded ảnh 1“Turning hearts to Truong Sa and Hoang Sa” by the Vietnam News Agency's reporters win the excellent press award. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Standout research works on the East Sea in 2018 werehonoured by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) at a ceremony held inHanoi on July 2.

The awards were presented to eight research articles, one research project andfive press stories on the East Sea.

“Turning hearts to Truong Sa and Hoang Sa” and “General Hoang Kien and hisinitiative to bring land to Truong Sa” by Vietnam News Agency’s reporters wonthe excellent press awards.

At the awarding ceremony, Associate Prof.Dr Nguyen Vu Tung, President of theDiplomatic Academy of Vietnam and FESS Chairman spoke highly of the awardedworks, saying that they should be widely published on various means ofcommunications.

The foundation should work with competent ministries and sectors to popularise theEast Sea, making contributions to consolidating Vietnam’s arguments in thecause of sea and island sovereignty protection, and promoting peace andstability in the waters, he added.

This year, the organising boardreceived more than 60 entries by authors from agencies, organisations, schools,research institutes and press agencies in Vietnam and foreign countries likethe US, Australia and Germany.

The FESS, established in March 2014, fundsresearch by scholars, students and postgraduates who wish to contribute toprotecting the country’s national sea and island sovereignty.

The foundation organises contests, seminars anddiscussions on the East Sea issue at home and abroad, in addition to supportingthe publication of books and newspapers on the topic and granting awards forexcellent research.-VNA
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