General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam hosted a reception for visiting Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26.

Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang held talks with Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-uk in Hanoi on August 26, discussing measures to concretise the two sides’ cooperation orientations.

The Korea Coast Guard (KCG)’s training ship BADARO (3011HAM) arrived at the port in Hai Phong on October 30, beginning a five-day visit to the northern city.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam received Kim Byung Ro, Commander of the central region coast guard under the Korea Coast Guard (KCG), in Hanoi on October 30.

Minister of Public Security General To Lam and Commissioner General of the Korea Coast Guard (KCG) Kim Jong-Uk discussed cooperation orientations between the two agencies during their talks in Hanoi on June 21.

A fire broke out on a vessel with 10 Vietnamese on board in waters off Tongyeong city in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s southern province of Gyeongnam, at around 3.50 am on September 11, according to the Korea Coast Guard.