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Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is one of the world's seven new wonders of nature, with nearly 2,000 islets.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front of Hanoi on March 30 called on people and organisations in the city to contribute to the “For Vietnam’s seas and islands Fund” this year.

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.

A club named “Love Vietnam’s seas and islands” was launched on March 19 in Paris following the movement “All for Vietnam’s seas and islands” that is spreading across Europe.

More than 10,000 THB (3,000 USD) 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.

Spectrum of the Seas, one of the world's top ten most luxurious cruise ships, has docked at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in the central province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from February 26-27.

Spectrum of the Seas, one of the world's top ten most luxurious cruise ships, has docked at Tan Cang-Cai Mep port in the central province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau from February 26-27.

A photo exhibition, entitled “Youths with homeland seas and islands”, opened at Dong A University in the central city of Da Nang on January 7.

Vietnamese islands and seas are featured on a new wall calendar for 2023 launched by the National Political Publishing House recently.

The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) agreed to take urgent actions to deal with plastic pollution and challenges to marine and coastal ecological systems after four days of working at their 25th Intergovernmental Meeting Part Two from October 10-14.

East Asian Seas countries are current in the process of negotiating a global agreement to put an end to plastic pollution and marine plastic litter, said Pham Thu Hang, Deputy Director-General of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 12.

The image of Vietnamese seas and islands as well as the culture, traditional practices and festivals of coastal residents have been featured on a new block calendar for 2023 launched by the Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House.

An exchange was held on July 31 for officers, soldiers of Naval Region 4 High Command and 126 overseas Vietnamese (OV) students and youngsters joining the Vietnam Summer Camp 2022.

Over the past decade, Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and “For Beloved Hoang Sa-Truong Sa” Club have connected a large number people and spread love to most remote areas of the Fatherland through many practical and meaningful activities, stated former Vice State President Truong My Hoa, who is also President of Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund.

The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands on July 22 held a hybrid consultation to seek advice on promoting the exploitation of offshore wind power.

Locals in the northern province of Bac Giang have got an in-depth insight into the national sovereignty over seas and islands as well as the tradition of ethnic minority groups across Vietnam through photos and documents featuring Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and ethnic groups of Vietnam.

A knowledge contest on Vietnam’s seas and islands and a virtual reality exhibition with the theme of “To quoc ben bo song” (Fatherland by the waves) was launched in Hanoi on July 6.

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Vietnam is joining international efforts to protect blue ocean in response to World Ocean Day 2022.

Truong Sa - two loving words referring to a place that has witnessed many changes since the 1990s. Upon arrival, visitors will see houses, concrete roads, electricity networks running on wind and solar energy, water storage tanks, and FM transmitters, among other modern equipment and facilities. All have contributed to changing the lives of soldiers and people on the island.