Tag: "archipelago"
Con Dao: a pristine archipelago just a few short hours from Ho Chi Minh City

Con Dao: a pristine archipelago just a few short hours from Ho Chi Minh City

Travel 19:41 21/12/2019

Con Dao is known for pristine beauty, unspoiled beaches, forests, and turquoise waters

Vietnam responds to China’s airship deployment over East Vietnam Sea island

Vietnam responds to China’s airship deployment over East Vietnam Sea island

Vietnam News 12:14 06/12/2019

A satellite photo which surfaced last month showed an aerostat-shaped vehicle hovering above Mischief Reef

Editorial: China betraying own principles of ‘peaceful coexistence’ with East Vietnam Sea hegemony

Editorial: China betraying own principles of ‘peaceful coexistence’ with East Vietnam Sea hegemony

Vietnam News 16:07 23/07/2019

As China preaches its five principles of peaceful coexistence, Beijing continues to violate international law and bully, coerce and threaten its regional neighbors despite international condemnation

Top Party member asks China to respect Vietnam’s rights at sea after EEZ infringement

Top Party member asks China to respect Vietnam’s rights at sea after EEZ infringement

Vietnam News 11:42 22/07/2019

Chinese survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 has been carrying out a seismic survey of the Vietnamese EEZ in waters just west of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago

‘Vietnam’s Maldives’ losing its charm over shoddy construction

‘Vietnam’s Maldives’ losing its charm over shoddy construction

Travel 17:49 23/10/2018

Passengers thought they had been taken to the wrong place when they saw the attraction in real life

Unseen photos of sappers building facilities in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratlys)

Unseen photos of sappers building facilities in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratlys)

In-Depth 08:38 08/05/2015

Tuoi Tre News presents photos of the sappers who contributed massively to the construction of infrastructure in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago during the 1970s and 1980s, with many killed in the process

Football pitch a privilege in Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago

Football pitch a privilege in Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago

Vietnam News 10:06 12/03/2015

While a grass-coated football (soccer) pitch is within reach in other parts of Vietnam, it is a luxury for soldiers and residents in the country’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago due to its rugged terrain

Vietnam Lt Col spends 20 years propagating Hoang Sa’s symbolic trees

Vietnam Lt Col spends 20 years propagating Hoang Sa’s symbolic trees

In-Depth 20:23 28/09/2014

After countless failed attempts during two decades, a lieutenant colonel in the central province of Quang Ngai has finally bred one of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago’s iconic trees successfully and gifted them to military units and individuals nationwide

Antiques excavated in Truong Sa affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty

Antiques excavated in Truong Sa affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty

Travel 13:43 26/09/2014

The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology reported that it has found a number of artifacts dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, off central Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa Province, which help affirm the country’s sovereignty over the islands

The fireproof houses off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago

The fireproof houses off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago

Travel 11:38 19/07/2014

The houses on Ly Son Island off Hoang Sa Archipelago, where China illegally deployed an oil rig from May 1 to July 15, were specially built to be fire-proof to deter their invaders.

American historian buys Vietnam’s painting in protest against China

American historian buys Vietnam’s painting in protest against China

Travel 15:35 14/07/2014

An American art historian and photographer specializing in Chinese art and cinema has purchased a painting by a Vietnamese artist to express her support for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea, in which China has illegally deployed an oil rig since early May