The centre, which is situated on an area of 685sq.m near Hoang Sa coastline street in Son Tra district, will display a full collection of 50 maps published between 1626 and 1980, 10 of which indicate the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos as part of Viet Nam, with 102 books published in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and the Dutch, and Han Chinese script.— Photo petrotimes

DA NANG (VNS)—The central city is planning to build a new exhibition centre to store and display collections of artefacts and documents on Viet Nam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, chairman of Hoang Sa district Dang Cong Ngu said.

The centre, which is situated on an area of 685sq.m near Hoang Sa coastline street in Son Tra district, will display a full collection of 50 maps published between 1626 and 1980, 10 of which indicate the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos as part of Viet Nam, with 102 books published in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and the Dutch, and Han Chinese script.

The centre will be based on designs currently being submitted, with the winning design to be chosen by the city next year. — VNS