A ceremony was held at Platform DK1/9 of Naval Region 2 on January 10 to pay tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf.
About 250 nautical miles from the shore, DK1 platform is a group of economic, scientific and technological service stations of Vietnam in the East Sea.
The Electricity of Vietnam Group announced that it has completed the repair and upgrade of a clean energy system on Truong Sa, thus promptly serving local people and soldiers as Tet is approaching.
A ship with nearly 200 outstanding youngsters from across Vietnam onboard was dispatched from Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 to present gifts to residents and soldiers living in Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and Platform DK1 in the country’s southern continental shelf.
A live blood bank project initiated by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has proven effective, helping provide blood for medical treatment on the islands.
Nearly 70 photos on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago taken by journalists and former journalists of the Vietnamese News Agency (VNA) are being displayed in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nearly five tonnes of pre-Tet gifts were sent by two vessels of the Navy Zone 2 High Command to on-duty officers and soldiers at the marine defence platform DK1 off the southern coast of Vietnam.