Mainlanders learn about remote islands via mementoes
An inner-city exhibition space showing mementoes of Truong Sa and Hoang Sa can satisfy all who have no chance to visit the remote islands but desire to learn about them and national sovereignty.
The exhibition space at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the outskirts of Hanoi showcases mementoes, documents on Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes (Photo: VNA)
A model of Truong Sa island sovereignty landmark (Photo: VNA)(Photo: VNA)
21 stone boards from 21 islands on Truong Sa are on display (Photo: VNA)
Stone boards from Truong Sa’s Sinh Ton islands (Photo: VNA)
Mementoes presented by island soldiers include national flags, sea shells, publications on the national sea and islands (Photo: VNA)
An ancient document proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa archipelago (Photo: VNA)
Through items, documents and photos, visitors can get a better understanding of the island soldiers’ hardship (Photo: VNA)
The exhibition space contributes to educating younger generations in national sovereignty as well as exciting love for national sea and islands (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam opposes and resolutely rejects China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, covering Vietnam’s waters, from May 1 to August 16, 2019, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
An exhibition was opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 10, giving visitors an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
More than 200 maps, documents and objects on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on May 15.
Vietnam has full legal foundations and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in accordance with international law.
A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s sea and island cultural and tourism heritages will take place in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from June 14-18, as part of National Tourism Year 2019 themed “Nha Trang – Colour of the Sea”.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin expressed thanks to Vietnam for saving 22 crewmembers aboard a fishing vessel in distress in the East Sea during a recent ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in New York.
Two entries from the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) have won the Excellent Press Award of the East Sea Studies Awards 2018 organised by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS).
A fishing boat of the island district of Ly Son, the central province of Quang Ngai, in July 11 morning rescued 32 foreign fishermen who were in distress at sea, according to Nguyen Quoc Chinh, head of the fisheries trade union in An Hai commune.