(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has requested the parties concerned to respect its sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told the press on Thursday in response to a question regarding the recent incident in the territorial waters of Thi Tu (Thitu) Island, part of Truong Sa, between vessels of Chinese and Philippine competent agencies.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Coast Guard team this week took part in joint disaster relief activities with the Philippinegovernment and peoplein Cebu city, which has been hit by super typhoon Bualoi and a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, killing 69 people, injuring more than 150 and collapsing more than 3,500 houses.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation led by Vice Admiral Nguyen An Phong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Navy, offered flowers and incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Vam Lung wharf historical site on October 6.

(VOVWORLD) - Officers and soldiers of Naval Region 4 and the Truong Sa Special Zone authorities organized a "Full Moon Festival Night" for children on Truong Sa Island, Song Tu Tay Island, Sinh Ton Island and Da Tay Island in Khanh Hoa Province on October 4.

(VOVWORLD) - The People's Committee of An Giang province on Tuesday launched construction of the Rach Gia bay sea-crossing bridge, part of the coastal road connecting An Bien and Rach Gia.

(VOVWORLD) - The program "Mid-Autumn festival in the border area - Full Moon festival 2025”, organized by the Da Nang municipal Border Guard, brought joy to children of ethnic minorities in land border areas and those in coastal communes.

(VOVWORLD) - The transnational sea route connecting Dongguan city (Guangdong, China) with Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Kampot province (Cambodia) was inaugurated on September 29.

(VOVWORLD) - An international workshop titled “Future of the Ocean 2025” opened in Nha Trang this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Taking place from October 5 to 7, this year's Can Gio Whale Worshiping Festival will have more than 20 diverse activities, Vo Thi Diem Phuong, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Can Gio Commune, told a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - A delegation of the Vietnamese Navy led by Vice Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnamese Navy, visited and worked in the Philippines from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of Vice Admiral Jose Ma Ambrosio Q Ezpeleta, Commander of the Philippine Navy.