(VOVworld) - Nearly 100 maps, documents and publications on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at Dong Xoai town in the southern province of Binh Phuoc. 

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Pham Hong Hai (R) (Source: vietnamnet.vn)

The exhibition, entitled “Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa: Historical and legal evidence” has been jointly organized by the Ministry of Information and Communication and the provincial People’s Committee.  Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, Pham Hong Hai stressed that the exhibition is intended to increase the public’s awareness of and responsibility for safeguarding the country’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.  He said the displayed documents and materials at the exhibition are part of the historical and legal evidence which has been collected both at home and aboard, including from China. The exhibition runs until May 31.