Vietnam is working with the SEA Games 33 organizing committee on map errors.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Vietnamese authorities have been working with the SEA Games 33 organizing committee in Thailand regarding errors in the representation of the Vietnamese map at the SEA Games 33 opening ceremony.

On the afternoon of December 11th, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' regular press conference, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang answered a reporter's question regarding the fact that at the opening ceremony of the 33rd SEA Games on the evening of December 9th, the organizing committee of host country Thailand used special effects to simulate maps of regional countries, but the map of Vietnam displayed omitted the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos and Phu Quoc island.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Vietnamese authorities have been working with the organizing committee of the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand regarding the aforementioned error.

"Once again, Vietnam affirms its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law," Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang stated.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Pham Thu Hang (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

The SEA Games is the largest multi-sport event in Southeast Asia, held every two years, bringing together outstanding athletes from 11 countries in the region. This year's SEA Games are being held in Thailand.

The opening ceremony at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on the evening of December 9th encountered some incidents.

Following the incident involving a map of Vietnam that omitted the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, as well as Phu Quoc island, the Vietnamese sports delegation reported the matter to the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand for resolution.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/thoi-su/viet-nam-lam-viec-voi-ban-to-chuc-sea-games-33-ve-sai-sot-ban-do-20251211164151638.htm