Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met officials of Brazil, France, the European Commission (EC), and Canada on the sidelines of the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting 2023 in Paris on June 8.
A gradual process will be undertaken to collect and manage the 26 shipwrecks in Sa Huynh lagoon. This will enhance the convenience of boat anchoring and remove any obstacles posed by the shipwrecks.
Without stronger actions to lift the “yellow card” warning, Vietnam may face the “red card” from the European Commission (EC), which means it will be banned from exporting seafood to Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said.
President Vo Van Thuong on May 24 received the ambassadors of Qatar, Brazil, Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia and Guinea, who came to present their credentials.
An inspection team from the European Commission (EC) will visit Vietnam to examine the country’s efforts on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control in October.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel held talks in Hanoi on May 4, affirming both sides’ wish and determination to lift bilateral relations to a new development stage that is more substantive and effective.
A conference was held to address all shortcomings and limitations as recommended by the EC in order to have its yellow card warning removed within 2023.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch on removing obstacles to and promoting agricultural production and consumption; implementing the three national target programmes; and fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance has been formed and operated for nine years since April 15, 2014, contributing to keeping security and order in territorial waters and protecting the country's sovereignty over seas and islands.
The coast guard forces of Vietnam and China conducted a joint patrol on the waters adjacent to the two countries’ delimitation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from April 11 – 13.
To revoke the ‘yellow card’ given by the European Commission (EC) to the fishing industry, Vietnamese gov’t and local authorities in 2023 are working to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.
Although nearly 100 percent of fishing boats in Vietnam have been fitted with vessel monitoring system (VMS), there are still loss of communication between fishermen at sea and the mainland, and management agencies are still losing track of vessels.
Priority should continue to be given to maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, spurring growth and ensuring major balances of the economy, PM Pham Minh Chinh said at the Government’s February meeting on Mar 3 in Hanoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has affirmed the determination to step up the extensive and practical development of Vietnam-Spain "strategic partnership towards the future", especially in trade and investment.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a reception for French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad Olivier Becht on March 1.
In 2023, the Coast Guard Region 4 High Command will step up communications among fishermen in efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Fishermen in the central province of Quang Nam are contributing to developing a sustainable modern fishing industry and removing the “yellow card” for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing imposed by the European Commission (EC).
