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The US National Geographic Society has announced it will revise its naming conventions of the Paracel Islands on its maps to include the words “Hoang Sa.” An NGS map taken from the website www.natgeomaps.com, showing “Paracel Is.” with “China” written below in red. The NGS has now said it will amend its naming...

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Google is considering Vietnam’s complaint that its ‘Google Maps’ site misrepresents the land demarcation line between Vietnam and China, a Google’s spokesperson told VietNamNet.  On March 20, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga asked Google Maps to correct its description of the land demarcation line...

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US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake; Deputy PM Nhan visits St. Petersburg University; Fighting corruption shaping up as a ‘heavy and complicated task’; Vietnam, Singapore forge infrastructure, tourism cooperation  US National Geographic Society asked to correct mistake  The world map published by the...

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