Nearly 200 exhibits confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty on the East Sea andover Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are ondisplay at a month-long exhibition that opened in the Mekong delta cityof Can Tho on August 26.

The exhibition is to mark the 69 th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

The exhibits include photos, maps and documents with the highlightbeing more than 90 old maps depicting the two archipelagos as part ofVietnam’s territory.

In addition, 120 sets ofphotos by Vietnam News Agency photo journalists featuring the cultureand socio-economic activities of ethnic groups nationwide are also onshow at the event.

Similar exhibitions are also being held across the country on the occasion of the National Day.

In the northern province of Ha Nam, the local museum opened a displayof over 200 photos and documents, including official documents issued bythe Vietnamese feudal states as well as writings in Chinese and Frenchrelating to the two archipelagoes.

A highlight ofthe event was the last letter to his family written by Tran Van Bay, anaval officer from Ha Nam, before he was killed in the battle to defendGac Ma Island in Truong Sa archipelago in 1988.

Another exhibition on Truong Sa-Hoang Sa was opened in the northern province of Phu Tho on August 25.-VNA