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Drastically suppress smuggling activities at sea

10:26 | 18/04/2024 Anti-Smuggling

Since the beginning of 2024, the Command of Coast Guard has implemented measures and promptly established a specialized project to fight against criminals, and criminal lines at sea.

Drugs drifting at sea mainly cocaine

20:08 | 07/04/2024 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The competent authorities have continuously discovered and seized many drug packages drifting at sea in the Central region, said Major General Nguyen Ngoc Quang, Deputy Director of the the Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) under the M

Smuggling and illegal transportation of petroleum at sea has not "cooled down"

10:57 | 02/08/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The Coast Guard continuously detected and arrested many cases of transporting petroleum without invoices and documents in large quantities.

Suspects destroy tens of kilograms of drugs at sea

12:09 | 12/12/2022 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - On November 16, residents in Ha Loc village, Nam Tien commune, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province discovered 20 plastic bags labeled in Chinese, weighing about 1kg containing with white crystals in a sack.

Việt Nam denounces China"s military drill, asserts sovereignty over island chains in South China Sea

19:21 | 23/06/2022 Headlines

Việt Nam on Thursday denounced China’s illegal military exercise in the Hoàng Sa (Paracels) archipelago as a serious violation of its sovereignty over the South China Sea Island chain.

Large shift of agricultural product exports by sea

17:22 | 20/01/2022 Import-Export

VCN- First of all, it must be said that among modes of transport, road is still considered the most flexible and mobile mode of transport, which can deliver "door-to-door".

Identifying enterprises committing fraud on declarations from container scanning at sea

09:44 | 05/11/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - The Risk Management Department under the General Department of Customs reviewed and conducted scanning of containers and discovered many importing enterprises that commit fraud on the declaration of goods category and quantity and trafficking of ban

Seaport development on the horizon

19:03 | 14/07/2021 Import-Export

The development of seaports is to be prioritised over the next three decades to meet increasing demand in shipping services, according to Nguyễn Xuân Sang, director ofnbsp;Vietnam Maritime Administration under the Ministry of Transport.

Petrol smuggling at sea still a problem

14:39 | 30/04/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, petrol smuggling in the southwest coast and Kien Giang province in particular is still a problem, said the Vietnam Coast Guard.

Sea export: How to increase initiative?

10:53 | 21/04/2021 Import-Export

VCN- Due to the lack of empty containers that has pushed up shipping rates, some Vietnamese firms, such as Hoa Phat Group, decided to invest in the production of empty containers.

Distorted information on South China Sea doesn"t change facts: spokesperson

19:53 | 10/04/2021 Headlines

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokesperson has condemned content falsely portraying the South China Sea issue.

Cargo throughput at sea ports posts positive growth in January

20:16 | 24/02/2021 Import-Export

More than 62 million tonnes of goods were handled at Vietnam's sea ports in the first month of 2021, up 17% on year despite COVID-19.

Positive signs on South China Sea issue

13:27 | 13/11/2020 Headlines

The first day of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings on November 12, sent out a clear message that the contentious issue of the South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, should be settled in accordance with international law.

FM spokesperson affirms Vietnam’s stance on East sea-related issues

19:59 | 02/10/2020 Headlines

Vietnam pursues a consistent stance on East Sea-related issues and this has been affirmed repeatedly on different occasions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press briefing on October 1.

Vietnam weighs up options in South China Sea dispute

15:29 | 24/09/2020 Headlines

Vietnam has affirmed that it will choose neither the United States or China with regard to the ongoing dispute in the South China Sea, known locally as the East Sea, but will seek only to protect its own legitimate interests in the area.