Delegates attend a flag hoisting ceremony in the Truong Sa island district. (Photo: VNA)

The trip was the 10th of its kind organized for OVs by the Foreign Ministry's State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and the High Command of the Navy.

During the tour which began last Tuesday, the delegates visited the islands of Sinh Ton Dong, Len Dao, Da Tay B, Truong Sa, and the DK1/16 platform on Phuc Tan Bank.

They observed the life of local residents and offered incense to heroic martyrs and President Ho Chi Minh.

The island district of Truong Sa is part of Khanh Hoa province. DK1 platforms are offshore economic, scientific, and technical service stations on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf.