VNA displays photos on Truong Sa archipelago
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.
A view of the exhibition (Source: VNA)These photos were captured during the journalists’ fact-finding tours of Truong Sa island district and the DK1 economic-scientific-technological complex, also known as Platform DK1, last May.
They feature beautiful landscapes of the areas, joint efforts in national construction and defence, and exchanges between overseas Vietnamese and those from localities nationwide and people and soldiers on the islands.
Phan Van Dong, Deputy Director of the VNA’s Southern Region Representative Office, said the exhibition, opened on June 23, aims to raise the awareness of VNA staff of maritime issues and promote the strength of the great national unity bloc in protecting the country’s sovereignty over seas and islands.-VNA
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