(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese flag fluttering on ships at sea expresses the patriotism and solidarity of Vietnam’s fishermen.

(VOVWORLD) - Responding to a question about China Daily’s recent article stating that it suspected that Vietnam deployed maritime militia on fishing vessels which could increase confrontation in the South China Sea (known as East Sea in Vietnam), spokeswoman for Vietnam's Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said: “This is a false claim and Vietnam completely refutes this. Vietnam follows a consistent policy of peace and self-defence.”

(VOVWORLD) - The Command of the Naval Force Region 5 and the authorities of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, and Mekong River Delta provinces paid pre-Tet visits to people and soldiers on the islands in the southwest waters.

(VOVWORLD) - Last year the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People’s Navy cooperated on many tasks, including communication programs to popularize international law of the sea, the Vietnamese Law of the Sea, and the Coast Guard Law.

(VOVWORLD) - Brigade 162 of the Naval Force Region 4 celebrated its 20th Traditional Day and received a Fatherland Defense Order – second class on last Sunday in Cam Ranh city, KhanhHoa province.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Law on Vietnam Coast Guard implementation proposal was approved by the Prime Minister in August 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - Kien Giang provincial border forces and the Vietnam Coast Guard Zone No 4 have strengthened cooperation to combat crimes and law violations at sea.

(VOVWORLD) - While the peach and apricot flowers on the mainland have not yet bloomed, in the Truong Sa (the Spratly) archipelago, Khanh Hoa province, spring always comes earlier than normal.

(VOVWORLD) - Maps, documents and images on Vietnam’s sea and islands sovereignty collected at home and abroad are on display in the mountainous district of Dakrong in central Quang Tri province.