28/03/2014
A foundation aimed at supporting studies on the East Sea was launched in Hanoi on March 27th.
Foundation for East Sea (FESS) is co-founded by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), former Deputy Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung and former Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore and Canada Nguyen Duc Hung.
The foundation is expected to attract the participation of the whole of society and create a connection between donors and intellectuals in the protection of national sea and island sovereignty, said DAV Director Dang Dinh Quy, chairman of the foundation.
The non-profit organisation will fund research works of scholars, students and postgraduates as well as domestic and foreign individuals who wish to contribute to protecting national sea and island sovereignty, he said.
It also aims to foster measures to maintain peace, stability and cooperation in the East Sea, he added.
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