VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has asked China to sign an agreement under which the naval forces of the two countries are not allowed to use force or threat to use force in settling disputes in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of activities will be organised in central provinces from June 1-8 to mark the World Oceans Day and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2013,

 VietNamNet Bridge – "To people living on the mainland, freshwater has been taken for granted. However, on an island like Bach Long Vi it can be as precious as gold.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since time immemorial, Vietnamese fishermen have built small shrines and temples on islands in the East Sea to pray for safety and good luck during their seafaring journeys.

 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.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of domestic and international tourists went to Ly Son island district on April 29-30 to participate in the requiem for soldiers of the Hoang Sa flotilla.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi described a map recently released by the People's Republic of China as "completely valueless".

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.

Questioning the Minister of Education on March 22, many National Assembly deputies expressed their upset over errors in printing the national flags and maps on reference books.

VietNamNet Bridge – What principles of international law were broken by China with its behavior towards a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the waters of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago?

On Mar 14, 1988 a fierce sea battle took place between Vietnamese soldiers and Chinese troops around Co Lin, Len Dao and Gac Ma, which are part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

A Taiwan-invested company in Da Nang imported 240 desks calendars and 240 manuals as gifts for their employees. However, these products were confiscated because the Vietnamese maps on these products do not have the Hoang Sa Archipelago.

A meeting with the title "Towards the beloved Truong Sa" will be held in Da Nang City, with the participation of veterans and relatives of martyrs who sacrificed in the battle to save Truong Sa Archipelago in March 1988.

A gigantic ceramic mosaic flag of Vietnam was built on Truong Sa Island--one so large that it was visible from space via satellite imagery such as Google Earth, and one that proclaims Vietnam’s sovereignty of Truong Sa archipelago.

From now on, school curriculum in the central province of Khanh Hoa will include lesson chapters on Vietnam's Sea and Islands, with pictures and documents showing the country’s sovereignty.

Tran Van Xuat has not been back to Truong Sa Dong Island in the Truong Sa Archipelago since he completed his military service 29 years ago, but memories of the island still appear in his dreams.