Statement of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the baselines for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea in the Gulf of Bac Bo
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 13:43 (GMT+7)
The baseline used to measure the breadth of Vietnam's territorial waters in the Gulf of Bac Bo is determined on the basis of the provisions of UNCLOS, in accordance with the geographical and natural features of the Gulf of Bac Bo and does not affect international treaties to which Vietnam has signed or acceded.
Enhancing the quality of training and tactical exercises in cyberspace operations in the new context
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 17:34 (GMT+7)
Cyber operations represent a new form of warfare that is highly volatile and challenging. Therefore, improving the quality of this critical mission requires comprehensive investment in both theoretical and practical research. This will contribute to ensuring network information security, safeguarding national sovereignty in cyberspace, and meeting the requirements of Homeland protection in the new context.
Overview of Tho Chu Islands
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 09:43 (GMT+7)
Located about 200 km southwest of Rach Gia city, Tho Chu Islands consist of 08 islands and belong to Tho Chau commune, Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province. This is a coastal archipelago with many potentials and advantages for developing tourism and marine economy. At the same time, they constitute an important outpost in the defence of the southwestern seas and islands of the country.
History, geography and potentiality of Con Co island
Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 08:34 (GMT+7)
Con Co Island is valuable in geology with diverse ecosystems and landscapes. The island is located not too far from the shore, so it is very potential for tourist development. It is likened to a unique nature museum, with magnificent basalt rocks and small pristine beaches made up of sand dunes, corals, scallops.
To make seas and islands an everlasting living and developing space (continued)
Wednesday, November 27, 2019, 09:31 (GMT+7)
Developing a sustainable marine economy associated with defending the Homeland’s sea and island sovereignty is a consistent strategy by our Party. To promote our potential and advantages and overcome difficulties in the marine economy development, there should be a system of solutions, with a focus on the following
Vietnam’s rights and obligations as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 07:12 (GMT+7)
The UNCLOS 1982 has become effective since November 16th 1994. It has been seen as the world’s sea and ocean Constitution and a huge multilateral legal document (including 320 articles, 9 annexes, and over 1,000 legal norms), meeting the world’s aspirations for a new international legal order related to all issues on seas and oceans, including the seabed and seabed subsoil
The Party’s guidelines on the Strategy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy until 2030 with a vision until 2045
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 11:31 (GMT+7)
To effectively encourage the potential of the sea in the 21st century, the 8th Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee issued the Resolution 36/NQ-TW on the Strategy for the sustainable development of Vietnam’s marine economy until 2030 with a vision until 2045, stressing that Vietnam must become a strong and rich country based on the sea, which develops sustainably, prosperously, securely and safely in the 21st century
Three focal points to improve law enforcement effectiveness in the Second Regional Coast Guard
Friday, November 16, 2018, 20:26 (GMT+7)
The Second Regional Coast Guard performs duties in the waters covering six central provinces of Vietnam. Over the past years, under the direct leadership of the Party Committee and High Command of the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG), with the coordination, assistance and support of local Party committees, authorities and people, the Regional Coast Guard (RCG) has overcome difficulties and fulfilled all its assigned tasks
Enhancing law enforcement capability for Vietnam Coast Guard
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 11:05 (GMT+7)
For the past years, thanks to the direct leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND), and the special effort of the force, the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) has always accomplished its mission successfully, hence maintaining a peaceful, cooperative and friendly environment in the East Sea, contributing to firmly protecting the sovereignty, sovereign right, jurisdiction, national security, safety and order in the country’s waters and islands
Regulations on aquatic resources exploitation in overlapping seas
Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 08:12 (GMT+7)
According to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and regulations of Vietnam’s Law of the Sea, our country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf would not exceed 200 and 350 nautical miles respectively from the baseline