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Coast Guard Region 2 Command on September 3 said that during the first days of the peak month for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Coast Guard Ship 4038 of Squadron 212, Coast Guard Flotilla 21, has intensified patrols and inspections in the southwestern waters, while combining these activities with legal awareness campaigns and guidance for fishermen to help prevent illegal fishing.

On August 24, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said it had carried out a range of practical activities to support officers, soldiers and residents in border and island areas. The city has mobilised significant social resources to improve living and training conditions, while providing encouragement and strengthening the morale of forces stationed and performing duties along the nation’s borders and at sea.

After spotting a fisherman adrift at sea during the night amid rough seas and strong winds, officers and soldiers aboard Ship 743 of Naval Squadron 129 promptly approached, rescued and safely brought the victim aboard.

In recent years, the research and policy advisory work of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations has undergone significant qualitative improvements, increasingly affirming its role as an important foundation directly supporting the formulation of directions, strategies and policies for people-to-people diplomacy, while more closely aligning with the country’s foreign policy priorities and political tasks.

At the central level, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations has played a facilitating role in developing large-scale bilateral exchange mechanisms. These mechanisms flexibly combine efforts to strengthen political trust and promote the traditional friendship between peoples with substantive cooperation in the economy, digital transformation, green growth, and climate change response. At the local level, provincial and municipal Union of Friendship Organizations have proactively organized annual friendship event series, each reflecting the distinctive characteristics of its locality. These initiatives have transformed grassroots people-to-people exchanges into a practical driving force directly supporting local needs for international integration, investment attraction, and aid mobilization.

Building on the thorough implementation of the directives, resolutions, and conclusions of the Party and State, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations has proactively streamlined and reorganized its organizational structure. It has also strengthened and enhanced the operational capacity of its standing body and member organizations.