VietNamNet Bridge - For over 100 years, settling inland or marine disputes by international law has been chosen by many countries in the world.

China has been taking advantage of the strategic position of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in the East Sea to implement its ambitions of occupying the East Sea, seriously threatening freedom of navigation in an extremely important area of the world.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has reiterated the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to launch necessary measures to protect fishermen’s normal activities in traditional fishing grounds at a regular Foreign Ministry yesterday.

Along with submitting an application to UNESCO for recognition of the “Silk Road on the sea” as a world heritage, China states that it would conduct excavations of sunken ships around the islands of Hoang Sa and Quan Anh, parts of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa.

 Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh on September 4 criticised China’s recent decision to launch tours of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago of Vietnam, considering it a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A textbook from 1853 contains a map demonstrating that Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belong to Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is facing major responsibility that history has entrusted: It is to use international law to maintain peace in a vital area of the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 42, Nguyen Gia Vien already has more than 25 years of deep sea fishing under his belt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people throughout the country have, since mid-June, sent photos and text messages to raise funds in support of people and soldiers working and struggling for the Vietnamese sovereignty

 VietNamNet Bridge - There are five scenarios for the East Sea dispute in the next 10 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taking photos of the national flag has become popular at amusement centers in HCM City, which attract young people, workers and foreign visitors.

Under international law, the fact that the Nguyen Dynasty or the French colonialists did not regularly or positively exercise sovereignty in Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) does not mean that Vietnam gives up its sovereignty over this archipelago.

As a freelance journalist and photographer, Yasufumi Murayama has visited Vietnam 37 times in the last 16 years. He borrowed $10,000 to hold the photo exhibition "Hoang Sa Feelings" in HCM City from July 24-31.

 In this article, we provides readers with historical and legal evidence of Vietnam ’s sovereignty over the two archipelagoes as well as the true nature of China ’s so-called ‘proof’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese journalist Murayami Yasufui opened a photo exhibition in HCM City on July 24, displaying nearly 30 images on the hotspots in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has once again affirmed Vietnam’s indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam has written an article refuting the wrongful arguments on the East Sea issue of Wang Junming,

From the early 20th century, when China began eyeing the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Archipelagos (Paracel and Spratly Islands), the Vietnamese government as well as local and international media were interested in Hoang Sa - Truong Sa.

VietNamNet Bridge – French director Andre Menras has affirmed his commitment to continue his quest to document the continually evolving story of the fishermen of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and their struggle against Chinese oppression.

 VietNamNet’s Huynh Phan talked with Tran Huy Cong, representative of the Japanese television broadcaster NDN in Vietnam, about his journey to Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in late May.