Society
A tropical depression to the north of the East Sea has strengthened into a storm, the first hitting the waters this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam on Thursday denounced China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoàng Sa (Paracels) archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty over the South China Sea Island chain.
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam is a country with friendships to both the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) and will support the peace process in the Korean Peninsula, spokesperson for the foreign ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.
Society
Bùi Thị Thơm, an overseas Vietnamese in Germany, had been waiting for more than two years to start her voyage to the Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago and DK1 platform in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea).
Society
At least five people died and five others were injured after heavy rain and flooding hit the northern and northern-central regions over the past few days, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
Politics & Laws
The Việt Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its objection against China’s unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Việt Nam), saying the annual long ban increases the risk of confrontation between Vietnamese fishing boats and Chinese coast guard.
Politics & Laws
Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng emphasised the demand that China respect Việt Nam’s sovereignty while replying to reporters’ question about China’s three-month fishing ban in the East Sea, including the waters of Việt Nam, on April 29.
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam on Thursday asked China to end its militarisation in the South China Sea in violation of Việt Nam’s territories and to refrain from escalating tensions.
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam resolutely opposes and demands Taiwan to cancel its live-fire exercises in the waters around Ba Bình island belonging to Việt Nam's Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
Society
The northern region and north-central province of Thanh Hóa are expected to experience a cold chill from the evening of February 8, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Life & Style
An art exchange programme "Hành trình mùa Xuân lên rừng xuống biển" (Spring journey up the forest down to the sea) presenting 130 scholarships to children orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic will be broadcast live on HCM City Television's HTV9 channel at 8:30am on Saturday.
Life & Style
Researcher Võ Hà has released the book 'Trường Sa 1988 – Hồ Sơ Một Sự Kiện Lịch Sử' (Trường Sa 1988 – A Dossier on a Historical Incident) on the protection and development of Trường Sa (Spratly) Archipelago of Việt Nam, focusing on the protection of Gạc Ma (Johnson), Colin and Len Đao reefs in Việt Nam’s Trường Sa Islands against Chinese invasion 33 years ago.
Society
The central city-based Đông Á University and Japanese partners have inked a series of agreements in human resources education, practical courses and internship programmes in nursing, tourism, automobiles and business management in 2021-25.
Society
Typhoon Rai, the ninth typhoon of this year, is forecast to reach the northwest of the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Archipelago at 10 am on Monday with wind speeds of 120-150kph, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Politics & Laws
A number of questions on South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam) issues have been raised at a regular press briefing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Thursday.
Environment
Experts discussed measures to cope with current bad weather during a conference on Sunday as heavy rain battered the northeast and another storm was forecast to enter the East Sea.
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam protests China’s deployment of military transport aircrafts to bring back its troops on reefs that are part of Việt Nam’s Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago to Chinese mainland as “violating its sovereignty.”
Features
Hoàng Sa Museum, on the coast of Sơn Trà peninsula, Ðà Nẵng City, is a unique site preserving documents and other artefacts on Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Society
Typhoon Conson will enter the East Sea on Wednesday night and is forecast to have a complicated path.
Politics & Laws
Việt Nam takes measures in accordance with international law to exercise and protect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.