VN responds to US Embassy's removal of islands from map graphic stockbot 0 232 2020.09.18 02:43 http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/772460/vn-responds-to-us-embassys-… + 34 https://vietnamnews.vn/rss/politics-laws.rss + 15 Việt Nam's affirmation of its sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) islands has been conveyed consistently, Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said yesterday.