Vietnam’s current regulation on determination of national border

Specifically, according to Article 5 of the Law on National Border 2003 of Vietnam, the national border is identified by international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory or stipulated by regulations and law of Vietnam.

- Land borders are defined and designated using the border marker system.

- National border on sea is defined and designated using coordinates on nautical charts is the boundary beyond the territorial sea of land, islands and archipelagos of Vietnam, and identified according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982 and international agreements between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and relevant countries.

Borderlines beyond the contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf identify sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982 and international agreements between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and relevant countries.

- National border under the ground is the vertical plane stretching downward from the land border and national border at sea.

Underground border at sea refers to the vertical plane stretching downwardly from the borderlines beyond the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf identifying sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982 and international agreements between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and relevant countries.

- National border in the air is the vertical plane stretching upward from the land border and national border at sea.

View relevant contents at the Law on National Border 2003 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2004.

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