HBO - An exhibition of maps and documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos opened at Muong Bi Senior High School in Tan Lac district on April 16.
The "Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa: historical and legal evidences”
exhibition was organised by the provincial Department of Information and
Communication in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training
and the Tan Lac district People’s Committee.
Local officials, armed forces,
youths and students at the exhibition.
Hundreds of valuable historical documents, objects, publications, and maps
on display were collected by both domestic and foreign scholars and
researchers. Those include copies of Han (Chinese) – Nom (Vietnamese
ideographic script) documents, Vietnamese and French documents issued by the
Vietnamese feudal administration and the French authorities in Indochina during the 17th to 20thcentury. They are parts of the historical and legal evidence, proving Vietnam’s sovereignty
over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
The exhibition aims to help local officials, party members and people of all
ethnic groups in Tan Lac district gain a deeper insight into the current
situation in the East
Sea through official
sources of information. Besides, it raises public awareness of the
responsibility to protect national sovereignty of the sea and islands.
The event will run until April 20./.
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Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
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In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
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