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Maps and documents which are historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over archipelagos in the East Sea are being showcased in Thang Binh district of central Quang Nam province.

Rare maps and documents proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes have come closer to the public in an artistic way as dozens of their ceramic copies are on show in the southern province of Dong Nai.

China’s recent unilateral acts in the East Sea, particularly its illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law, threatening peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.

China’s recent unilateral acts in the East Sea, particularly its illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law, threatening peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.

Historical evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are featured is a book that Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has devoted a great deal of effort, according to radio the Voice of Vietnam.

China’s recent unilateral acts in the East Sea, particularly its illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law, threatening peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.

China’s recent unilateral acts in the East Sea, particularly its illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty and international law, threatening peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation in the East Sea.
To vindicate its wrong actions, China claims to have evidence proving its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, which belong to Vietnam.

A touching television programme in the night of June 8 raised people's awareness of the role and strategic position of Vietnam's sea and islands as well as praised people's pride and love of the nation's sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

With its dubious historic claims, China tried but failed to convince the international community of its sovereignty over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands. Now China is resorting to much more unacceptable and hardball tactics. The article published by VietnamNetBridge will shed light on Vietnam's arguments and China’s quibble.

The chairmen of the Hoang Sa Islands district and the central city of Da Nang's Fishery Association have described the Chinese attacks on Vietnamese trawlers as "muscled aggression".

Two more people were killed on Oct. 4 in the wake of ongoing storms and flooding, raising the recent death toll due to weather to 13, the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control announced.

The East Sea issue is under the light of international law.