(VOVWORLD) -Exhibits affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel islands) and young people’s protection of the homeland’s sea and islands are on display in the central province of Quang Nam.

(VOVWORLD) -A conference to raise public awareness on sea and islands and illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing, and sign a welfare program for fishermen was held by the Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union in Nha Trang city on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -Quang Nam tourism is recovering strongly. The total number of tourists that have visited and stayed in the province over the past five months is estimated at nearly 3.5 million, including 1.6 million foreign tourists, up 30 times over the same period from last year.

(VOVWORLD) - About 150 youth union members on Monday were invited to visit a vessel of the Navy Region 3 to learn about the national sea and islands and Vietnam’s policies on protecting the sovereignty of sea and islands.

(VOVWORLD) -The Political Department of Military Region 4 and related units co-organized the program "Youth with the national sea and islands" in Dong Hoi city, Quang Binh province, on Tuesday, to communicate the Party’s guidelines and State’s policies and laws on sovereignty of the sea and islands.

(VOVWORLD) - Having great potential and advantages from both the sea and islands, Quang Ngai province is exerting efforts to become an attractive destination with typical tourism products.

(VOVWORLD) - The Nhuong Ban Whale Worshipping Festival, a national intangible cultural heritage, took place in Cam Nhuong commune in the central province of Ha Tinh on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A symposium on current situations and problems related to marine economic development in Vietnam took place on Wednesday in Da Nang city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Thursday demanded that China withdraws their survey ship Xiang Yang Hong 10 and the escorting flotilla of coast guard vessels and fishing vessels from Vietnamese waters.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Sea and Islands mobile contest involving 1,500 communicators from 43 provinces and cities closed in Hai Phong city on Sunday.