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Vietnamese urged to be patriots, not extremists

Every Vietnamese citizen has a right to feel outraged at the illegal and hostile acts of China in Vietnam's waters. Fortunately, though, most Vietnamese have remained calm enough not to take extreme actions, and to advise their compatriots similarly.

Vietnam hopes US Government quickly back

Vietnam hopes that the US Government’s current shutdown is only temporary and would not affect the two countries’ relations, a Foreign Ministry spokesman has said.

Antiques flood Binh Chau fishing village

Fishermen in the fishing village of Binh Chau in Binh Son District, the central Quang Ngai province have publicly sold antiques collected from the 700 -year-old wreck or display them at home after a long period of hiding.

Two foreign ships illegally anchored in Vietnam waters

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the journey from China to Indonesia, two foreign cargo ships did not comply with international maritime law when they anchored in the waters of Quang Ngai province.

Chinese fishing fleet rushes to Vietnam’s Truong Sa

 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.

Nearly 720 Chinese vessels detected to have violated Vietnam’s sovereignty

In 2012, the Border Guard Command of Da Nang City discovered 717 Chinese fishing boats encroaching in Vietnam’s waters, according to a report of the Border Guard Command and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Da Nang.

New Year on the outpost islands

Being busy with making banh chung, watering vegetables, and decorating houses with peaches and kumquat trees but naval soldiers on the islands of Tran and Tra Ban in Quang Ninh province do not forget their mission of guarding the nation’s waters.