The People’s Committee in the central province of Quang Ngai on February 1 decided to assist the fishing industry with more than VND26.6 billion (US$1.3 million).
Of the total fund, VND24 million will be used for providing fishing boats with fuel so that they can operate further out to sea.
The remaining fund will be spent on buying insurance for the fishing boats and fishermen and equipping them with High Frequency radio.
