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Quang Binh undertakes efforts to combat IUU fishing

Colonel Trinh Thanh Binh, Commander of the Quang Binh Border Guard Command, emphasised that in the coming period, the unit will enhance cooperation with relevant forces and local authorities in coastal areas to handle fishing vessels violating IUU regulations.

MAG staff conduct bomb and mine clearance activities in Quang Binh (Photo: VNA)

British organisation supports Quang Binh in UXO clearance

The central province of Quang Binh, one of the localities most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war, has benefited from UXO risk education, survey and clearance activities implemented by British non-governmental organisation Mines Advisory Group (MAG).

Authorities inspect and devise a plan to safely dispose of the 334 kg bomb. (Photo: VNA)

Wartime bomb safely detonated in Quang Binh

The military command of the central province of Quang Binh coordinated with the PeaceTrees Vietnam project to safely detonated a 334kg bomb left from the war on May 28.

The martyrs' remains are reburied at the Ba Doc martyrs' cemetery in Bo Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh on May 23. (Photo: VNA)

Quang Binh holds memorial, reburial services for martyrs' remains

A memorial and reburial ceremony was held at the Ba Doc martyrs' cemetery in Bo Trach district, the central province of Quang Binh, on May 23 for the remains of 16 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who fell down in Lao battlefields during wartime.

Chairwoman of the provincial Women's Union of Quang Binh province Diep Thi Minh Quyet speaks at the workshop (Photo: VNA)

Project promotes gender equality among Bru-Van Kieu ethnic community

A workshop was held in the central province of Quang Binh on May 10 to introduce a project to improve access to vocational training to enhance the quality of human resources and economic empowerment, contributing to promoting gender equality for local women and female students in the Bru-Van Kieu ethnic minority group.

Quang Binh strives to combat IUU fishing

Quang Binh strives to combat IUU fishing

The central coastal province of Quang Binh has been making efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood removed soon.
Gac Ma soldiers remembered in ceremony in Quang Binh

Gac Ma soldiers remembered in ceremony in Quang Binh

A requiem was held on March 13 in the central province of Quang Binh in remembrance of the 64 soldiers who laid down their lives defending Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) 36 years ago.
Foreign medical experts, students share joy of Tet in Vietnam

Foreign medical experts, students share joy of Tet in Vietnam

Cuban experts and doctors at Dong Hoi Vietnam-Cuba friendship hospital in the central province of Quang Binh and international students at Thai Nguyen University in the northern province of the same name have been celebrating the ongoing Lunar New Year Festival (called Tet in Vietnamese) – the longest and biggest traditional festival in Vietnam.
Quang Binh province works hard on fighting IUU fishing

Quang Binh province works hard on fighting IUU fishing

The central province of Quang Binh has taken drastic measures to effectively combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports lifted.
Three war-time bombs deactivated in Quang Binh province

Three war-time bombs deactivated in Quang Binh province

The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on December 2 said its mobile team in the central province of Quang Binh had coordinated with the provincial Military Command and local authorities in safely moving three war-time bombs found in residential areas.
World Vision International helps fight human trafficking in Quang Binh

World Vision International helps fight human trafficking in Quang Binh

The People's Committee of central Quang Binh province has recently received a non-refundable aid of more than 79,000 USD from the World Vision International in Vietnam (WVI-V) for a project on fighting human trafficking targeting trafficked persons and vulnerable migrants in the province.