The traditional carp release ceremony, a ritual marking the transition from the old year to the new, is an important part of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Vietnam.

Vietnam continues to demonstrate its active participation in the pursuit of world peace by sending eight officers to peacekeeping missions in the Central African Republic and South Sudan.

The musical shows the moving picture of the marines, who always hold their rifles firmly, ready to fulfill the mission of protecting the sacred sea and the islands of the Motherland.

As scheduled, from October 23-27, the Indian guests will have a working session with the High Command of Marine Police Zone 2 and participate in drills and sport events with officers and soldiers in the zone.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said that the concerned actions of the countries should conform with international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

If fishermen are well trained, equipped with knowledge about defense and well supported by functional forces, they will become an active militia protecting the sovereignty and national interests of Vietnam on the sea.

On October 20, Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Dinh The Huynh met with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his three-day visit to the country. The two sides make effort in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea.

Japan’s Nikken Sekkei Company on October 13 proposed a construction planning for Ly Son island to the Quang Ngai People’s Committee.

About 150 domestic and foreign scientists and scholars yesterday gathered at an international seminar in the port city of Hai Phong to seek solutions to ensure the environmental and maritime security for a blue East Sea.

On October 10, Chairman of Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Le Duc Vinh issued a statement that the central province of Khanh Hoa has opposed China’s organisation of an election for the so-called "Sansha" city in the East Sea.

A seminar was recently held in Hanoi, focusing on dissecting the content of the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea.

On October 7, a seminar on the situation in the East Sea following the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the waters was held in Moscow, Russia.

On October 3, responding to reporters’ questions on Vietnam’s reaction to China holding the election for the 2nd Municipal Congress of “Sansha city” and conducting patrols in the waters off the Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh stressed:

​The East Sea issue recently once again played the focused theme of an international workshop that was held at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra where experts looked into a number of issues regarding this important sea.

President Tran Dai Quang has welcomed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Presidential Palace, opening Philippine President’s official visit to Vietnam from September 28-29.

​The fact that China`s dredging and construction activities for military purposes seriously affect the devastation of the ecosystem around some islands in the East Sea.

​Within the framework of the activities of Vietnam`s high-level delegation to the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh yesterday received US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

On September 22, Vietnam Foreign Ministry`s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh responded to reporters’ queries on recent developments in the East Sea at a regular press briefing in Hanoi that all nations in and outside the East Sea share benefits as well as responsibility for maintaining peace and stability in the area.

Vietnam and China on September 21 agreed to step up their cooperation in less sensitive maritime issues during the ninth round of talks between working groups from the two countries, which have been held in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Youth Federation recently launched the contest, themed “Overseas Vietnamese youths and students with the task of protecting national sovereignty over sea and island territories”, that is being held from July to December 2016.

Representatives of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) called for peaceful settlement in the East Sea without using violence in the final document adopted by the 17th NAM Summit which yesterday wrapped up in Venezuela.

An exhibition of historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos has been recently opened at Border Guard Command.

September 13 afternoon, at the Great Hall of People, Beijing, China, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China cum State President of the People`s Republic of China Xi Jinping.