Evidences for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Spratly and Paracel Islands on display VietNamNet Bridge – On November 25, Thua Thien – Hue province opened the "Borders and islands of Vietnam" exhibition to widely broadcast materials and exhibits that confirm Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel Island) and Truong Sa (Spratly Islands).  The exhibition introduces many ancient documents and bibliographies such as the 100 year-old map of the Qing Dynasty (China), in which Hainan is China’s southern most land, and many documents of the Nguyen Dynasty on Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) and Truong Sa (Spratly Islands). The 100 year-old map of the Qing Dynasty (China) in which its southernmost land is Hainan Island. This map does not include Vietnam’s Paracel and Spratly Islands. A decree of the Nguyen Dynasty, under King Minh Mang reign, that is related to the Hoang Sa flotilla in Quang Ngai province. Spratly Islands from above by Le Hung (Ninh Thuan). President Ho Chi Minh visited a naval ship in 1959. The vessels equipped with modern weapons of the Vietnam People's Navy.   A naval ship patrolling the sea.  The exhibition will last until November 30 at the Cultural Center of Thua Thien-Hue. In related news, Mr. Tran Thang, a Vietnamese in the US, has presented 90 maps proving that China does not have Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) to the Da Nang authorities. Thang desired that the maps would be publicized to the people and the research community. Petroleum News SE Asia, Hong Kong, 1979 demonstrates that the Chinese territory does not include Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. Chairman of the Hoang Sa island district, Mr. Dang Cong Ngu, said, the district has received these 90 international maps with 5 books and magazines published in China, the U.S. and many European countries from 1626 to 1979. These maps can be divided into two main groups: Chinese maps that do not have the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, and the maps of Vietnam or Asia which show the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belonging to Vietnam. The latest are the maps of oil and mineral resources of China in “The People's Republic of China” book, firstly published in 1949 and was re-published in the US in 1975, showing that the Chinese southern most border is Hainan. "These are valuable historical materials to help Vietnam claim its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa, as an administrative unit of the city of Da Nang," Nguy said. He also said that he was touched by Thang’s dedication and he would write a letter to thank the 11 Vietnamese people who had contributed $12,000 funding to buy these documents. These maps will be displayed in Da Nang, Thua Thien-Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Information, Communications and Khanh Hoa Province during the "Sea Week" in 2013.  Compiled by M. Lan