The military medical staff on Sinh Ton island, Truong Sa island district in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa rescued a fisherman who encountered a health issue at sea on January 29 (the first day of the Year of the Snake).

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on January 14 arrived in Phu Quoc island city of southern Kien Giang province, to visit and extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the local armed forces.

VOV.VN - Eighteen Vietnamese crewmembers rescued from Vietnam-registered sunken freighter Dolphin 18 have safely entered Malaysia and are going to return home soon, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The ship CSB 8005 under the Command of Coast Guard Region 3 of Vietnam in collaboration with a Vietnamese fishing vessel have rescued five Chinese crew members of a sinking ship in the waters off Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The Hanoi People's Court on December 27 sentenced 17 defendants in the second phase of the rescue flight case on charges of “giving bribes, accepting bribes, abusing positions and power while performing duties, and concealing crimes”.

VOV.VN - The Coast Guard forces of Vietnam and India on December 20 conducted a joint search and rescue and maritime incident response exercise in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Kerala, South India.

VOV.VN - Vessel CSB 8005 of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, led by Colonel Nguyen Minh Khanh, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, set off for a working visit to India on December 3.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang made an official visit to Cambodia from November 23 to 26, during which he joined an annual meeting with Cambodian and Lao defence ministers, and witnessed a joint search and rescue exercise between the armies of the three countries.

The defence ministries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on November 18 launched a joint search and rescue exercise themed "Rescue and relief activities at collapsed structures" at the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia Training Centre in mountainous Chum Sen Rikreay area, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia.

A programme to train fishermen and others on rescuing sea turtles and marine mammals was held on November 13 at the Nui Chua National Park in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.