VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese teachers and students have been participating in many meaningful activities to show their patriotism these days.

China’s illegal placement of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the East Sea is an “extremely serious action and will definitely impact the aviation market between Vietnam and China”, a senior airline official has warned.

Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Marine Police Agency, announced that China has introduced fighter planes in its effort to protect the oil rig that it is illegally building in Vietnam’s waters, violating the sovereignty of Vietnam’s sea and airspace.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assigned the Ministry of Education and Training and research institutions to add the contents on Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands into in textbooks at all levels of education.

On January 3, the authorities of Da Nang city gave a warning to Mr. Li Lin Xiang, 67 and his wife, Gao Ya Fan, 63, from Liaoning Province, China, for taking wrong maps with the U-shaped line into Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 150 documents proving that Chinese territory only stops at Hainan Island and confirming Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belonging to Vietnam are on display in HCM City, attracting thousands of people every day.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has issued an exhibition plan with the theme "Hoang Sa, Truong Sa of Vietnam - The Historical Evidence."

 VietNamNet Bridge – The book “The evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over the two archipelagoes of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa” by Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has been published.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In order to collect documents and objects on Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty, Quang Ngai province recently announced a hotline to receive information on this issue from the local people.

Published by the Chinese states in 1908, 1919 and 1933, the three atlases that are displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi do not mention Hoang Sa and Truong Sa though China still claims "historic sovereignty" with the two islands.

Da Nang authorities yesterday granted a Certificate of Merit for Tran Thang, a Vietnamese American, for painstakingly collecting historical maps and contributing to affirm Vietnam's sovereignty over the islands of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.

Acting Assistant Secretary of State responsible for the issues in East Asia - Pacific Joseph Yun said that the negotiation process of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea should be opened to outsiders.

To provide a multidimensional view of the current situation of the East Sea, we would like to introduce the interview with Mr. Yakov Berger, an expert of Chinese studies at the Far East Institute of the Russian Academy of Science.

"After being shot, and perhaps will still be shot, what is your future plan?" "I will fix the boat and continue fishing in the old places. If we meet Chinese vessels and are driven away, we will run and then return...," said a fisherman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Danzhou fishing fleet with 24 vessels of Hainan province, China on the morning of May 6 departed a local fishing port to the Truong Sa fishing ground of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 9,000 students from universities and colleges across the country are participating in a host of activities under the “Students with nation’s sea and islands 2013” program.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the opening day, April 29, the exhibition "Vietnam's Hoang Sa - The historical evidences" at the Da Nang City Museum welcomed hundreds of foreign visitors.

The Chairman of Hoang Sa Island District said that the exhibition of documentary affirming Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa Archipelago will open its doors to foreign tourists on the upcoming holiday (April 30) at the museum of Da Nang City.

More than 20 ancient wooden houses of 150-200 years old have been preserved very well on the island of Ly Son. These are miniature museums and "eyewitnesses" of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes.

VietNamNet Bridge – China’s unexpected proposal to negotiate with ASEAN on the Code of Conduct on the East Sea (COC) after its recent provoking activities makes related countries feel incomprehensible.