Hanoi Armed Forces Held Exchange to Address Contribution to Truong Sa over Past Years
On September 22, the Hanoi Command held "Hanoi towards Truong Sa and the responsibilities of the Capital's armed forces," an event to exchange and discuss the contribution of Hanoi Armed Forces to the people and soldiers on Truong Sa from 2009 to 2023.
The event was held in person at Hanoi Command and online to 32 locations in districts, towns, and units under the Command.
At the event, the delegates look back on activities to promote communication about the seas and islands and support the people and soldiers on Truong Sa in the last 14 years. The Hanoi Command has held many delegations to Truong Sa and the DK1 rig house, supported the construction of Thu Do Hotel, 10 Multipurpose Cultural Houses, 3 CV, CQ boats, provided financial support to many projects and brought gifts that are specialties of Vietnam's localities to the islands, together with household and entertainment equipment.
Below are photos about their activities to support the people and soldiers of Truong Sa over the past 14 years:
Together with the whole country, Khanh Hoa's army and people are determined to develop and build Truong Sa (Spratly) island district to be the economic, ...
3D films recreating ship model, ambulance stretcher, sovereignty milestone, Hoang Sa Flotilla ship in virtual space will be introduced to students of Khanh Hoa province ...
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently coordinated with the Navy Command to send a delegation of overseas Vietnamese to Truong Sa Island District and the DK-I Rig House.
Every year, when the lunar New Year (Tet) festival draws near, the Vietnam People’s Navy dispatches a special trip for reporters bringing heartwarming gifts from the mainland to Truong Sa soldiers and islanders and making reports about their life.
During 3 days, from April 27 to 29, in the vicinity of the countries’ demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin, the first joint patrol between the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Chinese Coast Guard in 2024 took place.
At the end of April 2024, many canals in Tran Van Thoi, U Minh, and Thoi Binh districts of Ca Mau province dried up, many drilled wells were dried, crops withered, and people lacked food and fresh water for eating and drinking. The harsh atmosphere there became more lively when the locals received cool water from the Navy soldiers.
On April 22, the Naval Region 4 Command coordinated with the Provincial Party Committee's Commission for Popularisation and Education, and the Department of Education and Training of Ninh Thuan to organize a conference to propagate the sea and islands, attracting human resources to build the Navy for nearly 500 grade 12 students at Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted and Nguyen Trai High School in Ninh Thuan.
The “I love national sea and islands” contest aimed to help teachers and students gain a deeper understanding of Vietnam's sea and islands and the Party and State's guidelines regarding the safeguarding of sovereignty over national sea and islands in the current context.
Vietnam has been working hard to carry out the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations about illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control, towards the goal of having the EC's “yellow card” warning lifted.
Thanks to the efforts of relevant agencies such as the Coast Guards, Navy, and Police, as well as other authorised agencies, the number of Vietnamese fishing vessels violating foreign waters has been gradually decreasing each year.
From April 8 to 12, the Navy Region 5 Command coordinated with the Propaganda Department of Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee to organize an information section on the sea and islands to attract human resources in localities in the province.