Society

Exhibition on Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagos opens in Thai Nguyen

An exhibition was opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 10, giving visitors an insight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Exhibition on Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagos opens in Thai Nguyen ảnh 1The exhibition helps students get more information about the role of sea and islands towards the country’s economic development and national safeguarding. (Photo: VNA)

Thai Nguyen (VNA) – An exhibition wasopened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 10, giving visitors aninsight into the historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereigntyover Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

The exhibition, held at Thai NguyenUniversity, drew the participation of experts and researchers on the East Seaissue and students of universities and colleges in the province.

On display are more than 150 maps, documents,and paintings testifying to Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos. Theywere issued by the Vietnamese feudal regime fromthe 17th to 20th centuries and research of Vietnamese and internationalscholars, along with maps, images, and atlases published by other countries.

The event also featured a space with a digital3D exhibition.

It formed part of activities to raise public awareness andresponsibility of people in Thai Nguyen province, especially youths, inprotecting the country’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

Students of the province also joined a talk with experts andresearchers to receive more information about the role of sea and islandstowards the country’s economic development and national safeguarding.

The exhibition is scheduled to last throughto May 12.–VNA
VNA
#exhibition#northern province of Thai Nguyen#visitors#historical and legal evidence#Vietnam's sovereignty#Hoang Sa (Paracel)#Truong Sa (Spratly)#archipelagos#Thai Nguyen University#experts#researchers#East Sea#students#maps#documents#paintings#sovereignty#economic development#national safeguarding#Vietnamplus#Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Hoang Sa, Truong Sa documents come to rural people in Hai Duong

Hoang Sa, Truong Sa documents come to rural people in Hai Duong

More than 2,000 book titles and hundreds of precious photos and documents on Vietnam’s seas and islands are on display at the fifth Vietnam Book Day and an exhibition on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the northern province of Hai Duong.
Vietnam condemns China’s illegal activities in Hoang Sa, Truong Sa

Vietnam condemns China’s illegal activities in Hoang Sa, Truong Sa

Vietnam demanded China to immediately end illegal activities in the areas of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, to respect the Southeast Asian country’s sovereignty over the archipelagoes and not to carry out any activity that increase tensions and complicate the situation in the region.

See more

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

ASEAN’s goods, culinary culture promoted in Europe

The ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) launched an "ASEAN Food Corner" on October 22, aiming to promote the culinary culture and introduce goods from ASEAN countries to consumers in the Czech Republic and Europe at large.

If the plan is approved, public employees will enjoy a continuous 9-day Tet break from January 25 to February 2 next year. (Photo: VNA)

2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM

The Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs on October 22 submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister regarding the schedule for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional celebration – and other national holidays.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing

The Standing Board of the Party Committee of southern Kien Giang province has called for strengthening the Party's leadership in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of a broader national effort to have the “yellow card” warning lifted by the European Commission (EC).

Yen Bai city in the northern province of Yen Bai is severely affected by Typhoon Yagi. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Central Committee has received humanitarian response and early recovery support from the European Union and its member states through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)' Emergency Appeal to assist the Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floodings.

Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France (Photo: VNA)

Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France

A solemn ceremony was held on October 20 in the southern city of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture of France, to mark the 10th anniversary of the memorial dedicated to Indochinese workers who came to work in the Camargue region during World War II.

At the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between Bac Lieu and Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period. (Photo: VNA)

Bac Lieu, Korean locality sign labour cooperation agreement

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on October 21 signed a cooperation agreement with Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period.

(Photo: VNA)

Tien Giang strives to reduce poverty rate to 0.87% this year

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committees at all levels in the southern province of Tien Giang have collaborated with agencies and organisations to speed up social security programmes, aiming to reduce the province's poverty rate to 0.87% this year, said Vice President of the provincial VFF Committee Huynh Van Hai.

The Chinese sailor is rushed to FV (Franco-Vietnamese) Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for treatment as soon as he is brought to the shore. (Photo: VNA)

Chinese sick sailor on vessel AMIS STAR provided with first aid

A ship from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (VMRCC) on October 20 provided first aid to critically-ill Chinese sailor on a Liberia-flagged vessel off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau before bringing him to the shore for further treatment.

At the meeting between Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang and UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam respects right to freedom of belief, religion: official

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang highlighted Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and protecting the right to freedom of belief and religion for all people, while meeting with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif in his recent trip to Switzerland.