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.

The ruling was adopted on July 12 for the Philippines’s lawsuit against China on a dispute in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam).

Washington D.C. (VNA) – The sixth annual CSIS East Sea (South China Sea) conference took place in Washington D.C., the US, on July 12, shortly after The Hague tribunal ruled on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s unfounded sovereignty claims in the waters.

On July 12, Vietnam`s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said that Vietnam welcomes tribunal’s ruling issuance for Philippines - China lawsuit, affirming sovereignty over two archipelagoes of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.

During yesterday`s reception for visiting Thai FM Don Pramudwinai in Hanoi, Deputy PM and FM Pham Binh Minh asked for Thailand’s close coordination to ensure solidarity and maintain ASEAN’s common viewpoint on the regional and international issues, including the East Sea issue.

People’s Committee of Paracel Island, Historical Science Association of Da Nang city, Department of Propaganda and Training of Da Nang city`s Party Committee, Department of Culture and Sport, Foreign Affairs Department and Da Nang Museum called on people to donate materials, maps, photos and exhibits for Paracel Exhibition House.

The Prime Minister has approved rules for the management and operation of Cam Ranh International Port in central Khanh Hoa province’s Cam Ranh Bay.

The claims of China`s military drill once again seriously violated Vietnam`s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, in violation of international law, Vietnam`s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh confirmed.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said made the remark while responding to queries from reporters about the PCA’s final decision expected on July 12.

China`s motive since the Philippines promoted legal solutions to the East Sea dispute, is to focus on developing its "muscle power" to assert sovereignty in the field.

On June 27, at the reception for Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong urged the two sides to handle East Sea issue satisfactorily in line with international law and DOC, soon complete COC.

On June 27, at the 9th Meeting of the Steering Committee for Vietnam - China bilateral cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has asked China to strictly implement the agreement on resolving sea issues.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the permanent Vietnam mission to the United Nations, has called for parties concerned immediately stopping actions that change the status quo, destroy marine environment and further complicate the East Sea`s issue.

The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) delineated Vietnam’s territory spanning from the mainland to sea and islands, and continuously exercised the country’s maritime sovereignty.

The campaign to clean the sea in 28 coastal provinces across the country, which was piloted in four central coastal provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue, will be deployed from June 2016 to June 2019.

The ocean covers two thirds of the earth and countries have benefited a lot from the ocean.

On June 14, a special ASEAN and China foreign ministers` meeting on East Sea issue held in Kunming, Yunnan, China. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led the Vietnamese delegation to the event.

The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) fully exercised Vietnam’s sovereignty over its seas and islands and shaped the country’s territory as it is today, according to scholars.

Tran Viet Thai, PhD from the VietNam Diplomatic Academy spoke to the newspaper Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the situation in the East Sea following the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last week.

The urgent need for an international cooperation mechanism on marine security and safety in East Asia was highlighted at an international workshop in Quang Ninh province.

On June 9, the 12th ASEAN – China senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) took place in Vietnam’s Ha Long City. Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung led the Vietnamese delegation to the event.