Vietnam has called on nations to respect and fully implement international law, particularly the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), while respecting the sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction of other countries and avoiding unilateral actions that could escalate tensions at sea.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations called on countries to uphold international law, including the UN Charter and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in resolving maritime disputes through peaceful means, at a high-level debate on maritime security for global stability at the UN Security Council on May 20-21.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) High Command held bilateral meetings on December 9 in Hanoi with the Indonesian Coast Guard (Bakamla) and the National Committee for Maritime Security of Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to pay a working trip to the United States and the United Nations from May 11 to 17, during which he will attend the ASEAN-US special summit in Washington D.C. at the invitation of President Joe Biden.

VOV.VN - Major Japanese media agencies ran stories on May 1 highlighting the outcomes of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s official visit to Vietnam from April 30 to May 1.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency on December 28 virtually signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in intensifying maritime security and safety between the two forces.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese navy ship HQ-012 Ly Thai To, a Gepard class frigate, left Cam Ranh port on November 23 for Indonesia to participate in the ASEAN-Russia Naval exercise (ARNEX).

VOV.VN - South African media outlet The Diplomatic Society has recently published an article by Kirtan Bhana, the site’s founder and editor-in-chief, highlighting the stances of both Vietnam and India on maritime security.

VOV.VN - Throughout Southeast Asia, Vietnam remains Russia's most stable partner in the military-technical field, including maritime security, according to Dr. Alexander Korolev of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's intervention at the United Nations Security Council High-level Open Debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security - A Case for International Cooperation” is important, said Dr. James Rogers, Co-founder and Director of Research at the UK's Council on Geostrategy.