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Rear Admiral Nguyen Duy Ty of the Naval Region 5 High Command held phone talks with the Commanders of Thailand’s First and Second Naval Area Commands on December 29.

The Defence Ministry has employed drastic measures to prevent and curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in line with its assigned functions and tasks, heard at a meeting in Hanoi on September 12.

Naval forces of Indonesia and the US launched the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) joint exercise on August 1.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Deputy Defence Minister hosted a reception for visiting Admiral Luechai Ruddit, Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy in Hanoi on June 18.

Guided missile corvette BNS Prottoy (F112) of the Bangladesh Navy anchored at Sai Gon port on April 8, beginning its four-day friendship visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

A workshop on underwater medicine jointly held by the Vietnam People’s Navy and its Japanese counterpart wrapped up on March 13 in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Vietnamese and Philippine naval forces discussed search and rescue operations, maritime security, regional disaster warning and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) during their fourth personnel exchange on November 10 on Song Tu Dong (Northeast Cay).

Naval forces from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China concluded a joint maritime drill in Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province, southern China, on October 27.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has suggested that Vietnam’s and India’s naval forces should focus on seeking cooperation possibilities in shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance.

Two destroyers of the Japanese Marine Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) docked at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta on June 4 as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The third Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2018 (MNEK 2018) began on Lombok island in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara on May 5.

The third Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2018 (MNEK 2018) will be held in Lombok island in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara from May 4-9.

More than 100 soldiers in Filipino and Australian naval forces on October 15 ran a disaster response drill in Subic Bay, northwest of Manila, the Philippines to deepen security ties in a region prone to disasters, piracy and territorial rifts.

Vietnam and the Philippines should develop a mechanism for anti-piracy cooperation in the future to ensure maritime security and safety, said Deputy Chief of the General Staff Senior Lieutenant General Pham Ngoc Minh.

Naval forces from nine countries are gathered for a maritime security exercise in Singapore, which began on August 22.

Fisherman To Hong Ngoc, who was thought to be missing after a collision between Thai naval forces and Vietnamese fishing boats last week, has reportedly returned to Vietnam.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Thailand has asked Thailand to actively search for the missing Vietnamese fisherman after the recent attack.