Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Museum recognised as new destination

The central city has recognised the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Museum as a new destination on the tourism map just 22 months after the museum was opened to the public.

Central city dismisses rumours of new district

The central city’s Home Affairs department has dismissed reports circulating on social networks about the establishment of a new district named Hiếu Đức (separate from Hòa Vang district) on Wednesday.

Articles and photos on display on Hoàng Sa Island

An exhibition on the history of the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Island is on display at the Hoàng Sa Island Museum from September 12-21.

US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea: Mattis

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands.

Hoàng Sa museum makes case for national sovereignty

Đà Nẵng City’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Island district opened the Hoàng Sa Museum to the public in a ceremony on Wednesday, marking the 43rd anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day (March 29).

New old map reinforces VN sovereignty over Hoàng Sa

An American-Vietnamese collector, Trần Thắng, has donated to the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Island District an 1827 map printed in the six-volume World Atlas (Atlas universel) by Belgium cartographer Phillippe Vandermaelen (1795-1869).

Floods hit central provinces

Torrential rainfall measuring 100-200mm in Quảng Ngãi and Bình Định provinces has flooded nearly 1,000 houses and over 3,000ha of sowed rice and raised river levels.

Đà Nẵng launches logistics trawler

The central city has launched a fishery logistics trawler for the city’s fishing boat fleet on Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Island of Việt Nam after five months of building.

Ly Son Island ceremony honours Hoang Sa martyrs A ceremony was held in the central province of Quang Ngai yesterday to pay tributes to sailor-soldiers of the Hoang Sa Flotilla who sacrificed their lives to guard the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Island centuries ago.

Vessels in danger Around 320 fishing vessels are still operating in dangerous offshore areas where a tropical low pressure is forecast to grow stronger, the central Centre for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control reported this morning.