Vietnam Coast Guard’s participation in national sovereignty, security, order, and safety protection at sea - key considerations
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 07:42 (GMT+7)
In the face of rapid, complex changes throughout the world and in the region, the task of managing and protecting national security and sovereignty over seas and islands has been posing numerous challenges to the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG). Properly recognising and addressing these issues will enable the VCG to fulfil its role as the core force in law enforcement and in maintaining national security, order, and safety at sea
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.
Naval Region 5 strengthens defence diplomacy
Friday, March 14, 2025, 10:06 (GMT+7)
Based on the experience and achievements, the Naval Region 5 Party Committee and Command have determined to further strengthen leadership and direction in advancing defence diplomacy through comprehensive, decisive measures.
Quang Ngai Provincial Border Guard joins hands to have IUU "yellow card" removed
Thursday, October 24, 2024, 09:38 (GMT+7)
Fighting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is a task of urgency for all levels, sectors, forces, and localities, especially coastal regions. The Provincial Border Guard Command of Quang Ngai has attached importance to this task as evidenced by its widespread implementation of many synchronous and effective solutions
Upholding the tradition of winning the first battles to build an “elite, compact, strong” Naval Service
Thursday, August 08, 2024, 07:49 (GMT+7)
On 2 and 5 August 1964, the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) cooperated with other forces in courageously fighting to win victory in the first battles. It is forever a source of pride and encouragement for generations of Naval cadres and soldiers to overcome all hardships, successfully fulfil all assigned tasks, and build an “elite, compact, strong”, modern Service worthy of its core role in firmly protecting national sovereignty over seas and islands
Binh Dinh Border Guard enhances building of strong all-people border defence
Monday, May 13, 2024, 19:04 (GMT+7)
On grasping and implementing Conclusion No. 01-KL/TW of the Politburo (13th tenure), the Border Guards of Binh Dinh Province always step up studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and style by means of practical, concrete deeds, most notably the building of robust all-people border defence, there by bringing into play overall power and people’s participation in firm control and protection of sovereignty and border security.
Vietnam Coast Guard emulates to firmly protect the sovereignty, sovereignty rights and national interests at sea
Friday, June 16, 2023, 07:47 (GMT+7)
Looking forward to the 25th Anniversary of its Traditional day (28 August 1998 – 28 August 2023), Vietnam Coast Guard has been implementing activities of emulation and commendation, and many great and meaningful emulation movements. These are important activities for all cadres and soldiers in the Coast Guard to participate, ebulliently emulate, devote their strength and talents, create new achievements and feats of arms, making contribution to building the “revolutionary, regular, highly-skilled and modernised” Vietnam Coast Guard which could keep pace with its duties, firmly protect the sovereignty, sovereignty rights and national interests at sea, and together with the whole Party, Army and people successfully implementing the Strategy on safeguarding the Homeland in the new situation.
Collaboration among forces in ensuring security and order in maritime border areas
Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 08:55 (GMT+7)
Proposal of solutions to improve the effectiveness of collaboration between the Border Guard and other forces, especially those under command of the MND, with a view to making the maritime border areas more secure is both an immediate pressing issue and a long-term one. The article seeks to propose several solutions to implementation of this vital mission.
Top 10 international defence and military events in 2022
Friday, January 27, 2023, 09:12 (GMT+7)
In 2022, the world continued to witness a volatile panorama with dark and light colours interwoven. Strategic competition among major powers, local conflicts, boundary and territorial disputes, arms races, etc. happened in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic being controlled, yet its aftermaths still affect many countries.
Global security viewed from the Munich Security Conference of 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 22:47 (GMT+7)
The Munich Security Conference is one of the world’s leading security forums debating international political issues on the balance of power in international relations and the consolidation of the global legal system and the world order. This year’s Conference welcomed the participation of more than 30 heads of states or governments, about 100 ministers and senior officials, and many experts in foreign, security, defence, and economic policies, including highest-ranking officials of important international organisations