An exhibition entitled “Youth with the homeland’s sea and islands” officially opened in the central province of Quang Nam on Monday.

Illustrative image (Photo: Internet)

The event was co-organised by the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee's Publicity and Education Divison in collaboration with the Naval Zone 3 High Command and the Hoang Sa Islands District People’s Committee in Da Nang.

It aims to raise public awareness of and responsibility for protecting the country’s sovereignty over sacred seas and islands, while recalling the sacrifice of generations to guard those seas and islands, and confirming the Vietnamese Party, State and people’s determination to firmly safeguard the nation as well as its sea and island sovereignty.

The exhibition introduces 152 documents and photos featuring the history of exercising Viet Nam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel), a map of Hoang Sa Islands District in English and Vietnamese, activities to protect Viet Nam's sovereignty over seas and islands in the current period, and the sentiments of youth in Quang Nam and Da Nang towards the homeland’s sea and islands.

Also on display at the exhibition are photos showing the active involvement by the Naval Zone 3 High Command in managing and protecting sovereignty over the fatherland’s strategic and important waters and islands from Quang Binh to Binh Dinh provinces, including Con Co and Ly Son islands, and Hoang Sa Archipelago.

The exhibition runs until June 10.

Reporting by KHOI NGUYEN - Translating by M.DUNG