The first exchange programme between young officers of the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) opened in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang on July 7, marking a new milestone in cooperation between the two countries’ maritime law enforcement forces.

VOV.VN - Officers and soldiers serving aboard vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 Command cast their ballots on March 8 in early voting for deputies to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term while on duty near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

Authorities have detained two fishing vessels from Khanh Hoa province for violating regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of ongoing efforts to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning lifted.

VOV.VN - The United States has transferred the patrol vessel CSB 8022, the third of its kind, to the Vietnam Coast Guard under the 2011 Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation between the two countries, according to the US Embassy in Hanoi.