The members of the Truong Sa Club in Hungary held a recent meeting to mark its one-year anniversary.

Having been inspired by their trips to the far flung Truong Sa (Spratly Islands), many overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have worked to spread the love and responsibility to safeguard the nation’s sea and islands.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan and Vice Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc visited soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from April 26 to May 2.

Winners of a quiz on Vietnam’s sea and islands were announced at a ceremony held by the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission in collaboration with other agencies and ministries in Hanoi on November 30.

Cuu Dinh, or Nine Dynastic Urns, are national treasures of Vietnam that embody the power and supremacy of the Nguyen Dynasty – the last feudal regime which ruled the country from 1802 to 1945.

Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and its subsidiaries made great efforts to safely and effectively implement the Bien Dong project No.1, which is said to be a miracle of the country’s oil and

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 Vietnam News Agency (VNA), in collaboration with the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), opened a photo exhibition highlighting Vietnam’s sea and islands at the VNA Office in the central city of Da Nang on November 15.

The production of external information has helped promote the country’s image and culture to the world, boosting the country’s sovereignty over sea and islands as well as human rights.

An exhibition displaying maps and documents on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in the northern province of Phu Tho on November 17.

A photo exhibition, entitled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa, Truong Sa: Historical and legal evidence”, opened in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on September 26.

The 2017 International Book Fair Vietnam will be held in Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi from August 23-27 with more than 80 booths showing 40,000 books titles from various domestic and seven foreign firms.

The central province of Quang Tri marked World Oceans Day (June 8) with the opening of a mobile exhibition on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

A three-day exhibition on historical and legal evidence affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes opened in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan on May 26.

A show highlighting the beauty of Vietnam’s sea and islands took place at the Corvinus University in Budapest of Hungary on April 29, attracting hundreds of participants.

The People’s Committee of the south central province of Khanh Hoa has launched a contest to design the logo for the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival.

The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund has granted about 75,000 scholarships worth 75 billion VND (3.2 million USD) for thousands of ethnic groups and island students since its establishment in 1999.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Youth Union on July 13 launched a writing contest on Vietnam’s sovereignty over its sea and islands for young overseas Vietnamese.

An exhibition of historical evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 14.