A student of Quang Thien secondary school receives a gift Accordingly, participants competed in their knowledge of Vietnam’s seas and islands, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), the Vietnamese Law on the Sea 2012, operations and missions of the Vietnam Coast Guard and more. After the program, the organizing panel presented first, second and third prizes to 9-grade students Tran Thi Thu Hien, Vu Thi Ngoc Anh, and Tran Quang Thanh and Do Nguyen Quynh Anh, respectively. The Vietnam Coast Guard Command also handed over 10 bicycles and 20 gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to 30 poor students in Quang Thien secondary school. In addition, they also presented gifts to 11 policy households in Quang Thien commune. During the program, the Coast Guard Command, the People’s Police Academy, a hospital of the Hanoi police department and relevant organizations provided free health checkups and medicines for 200 policy beneficiaries in the … [Read more...] about Program held to promote patriotism for young generation
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Foreign defense attachés visit Southern units
On June 17, when visiting Coast Guard Region 3, the delegation was solemnly welcomed and briefed on the region’s functions, missions, and international cooperation activities in the past. A day later, Vice-Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem hosted a reception for the delegation. At the visit to the Military Region 7 Command Also on June 18, the delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Military Region 7 Command’s leadership, during which they were also introduced to the region’s armed forces’ activities. During a visit to the Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang city on June 19, the delegation heard a little of the academy’s training, scientific research missions and international cooperation and had a tour of the sailing ship 286-Le Quy Don and met with some young Vietnamese sailors. Apart from these aforementioned activities, the delegation visited Nha Rong Wharf, the historical relic of the Central … [Read more...] about Foreign defense attachés visit Southern units
Stamps on seas, islands to be published
A photo of navy soldiers will be printed on a postcard to be released soon. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Post) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Information and Communications will publish a collection of stamps on seas and islands every two years starting this year. The aim is to raise people’s awareness of the important role of the country’s sea area. The collection, named “Vietnam’s Sea & Islands Part 1: Sea Creatures”, will be published later this year, while “Vietnam’s Sea & Islands Part 2: Ships of Coast Guard”, will hit bookshelves in 2020. “Vietnam’s Sea & Islands Part 3: Local Sea Creatures” will be published in 2022. According to the Vietnam Post, the first collection will be issued on June 23 at the Navy Academy in the central city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province. The collection will include four stamps and a stamp block with images of sea creatures in the … [Read more...] about Stamps on seas, islands to be published
Stamps on sea and islands to be issued
Truong Sa archipelago postcard (Photo provided by VietnamPost)The publication aims to further disseminate and raise the awareness of officials, soldiers and people of the role and position of the Vietnamese sea and islands for the cause of national construction and defence. The collection, named “Vietnam’s sea and islands”, will consist of three sets. The first set on sea creatures will be published this year. The second on ships of Coast Guard will hit book-shelves in 2020. And the last part on local sea creatures will eye in 2022.In details, the first stamp set is scheduled to be issued this month at the Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang city (central province of Khanh Hoa). The Vietnam Post is planning make the stamp sets available throughout its network along the nation. A series of postcards with images of Truong Sa archipelago will be published later./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Stamps on sea and islands to be issued
Stamps on seas, islands to hit bookshelves
A photo of navy soldiers will be printed on a postcard to be released soon. — Photos courtesy of Vietnam Post Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Communications will publish a collection of stamps on seas and islands every two years starting this year. The aim is to raise people’s awareness of the important role of the country’s sea area. The collection, named Việt Nam’s Sea & Islands Part 1: Sea Creatures, will be published later this year, while Việt Nam’s Sea & Islands Part 2: Ships of Coast Guard, will hit bookshelves in 2020. Việt Nam’s Sea & Islands Part 3: Local Sea Creatures will be published in 2022. A series of postcards with images of Trường Sa Archipelago will be published later this year. According to the Vietnam Post, the first collection will be issued on June 23 at the Navy Academy in the central city of Nha Trang in Khánh … [Read more...] about Stamps on seas, islands to hit bookshelves