The Vietnamese and Cambodian ministers of agriculture had a meeting in Hanoi on October 12 to discuss ways to promote cooperation in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries between the two countries.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have stressed the need to create breakthroughs in bilateral economic cooperation, making it the main pillar of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Indonesia.
European businesses expressed their support for the signing and ratification of a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam (EVFTA) at a conference on October 8.
As a coastal city with considerable sea-related advantages, Da Nang has created breakthrough policies to boost its blue economy development associated with marine sovereignty safeguarding.
Boasting a vibrant biodiversity of coastal and marine habitats and ecosystems, Vietnam has immense potential to develop a sustainable blue economy.
Seafood export value in the first nine month of the year was estimated at 6.4 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 7.2 percent, according to the Department of Farm Produce Processing and Market Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh set out to research and seek the central government’s permit to carry out many large-scale infrastructure projects in as early as in 2010.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has issued directions guiding coastal localities in intensifying measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Vietnam’s aquatic products are forecast to bring home 9 billion USD from exports in 2018, up 7 percent from the previous year, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
A sea-based economy holds the key position in sustainably developing the sea and the islands, according to Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.
Vard Braila Shipyard, the company employing the largest number of workers in the eastern city of Braila in Romania, has employed 70 Vietnamese workers and plans to bring another 60 to cover its workforce deficit, the Romania-insider.com reported.
Vietnam has built a system of policies and laws on seas and islands during the 10-year implementation of the Maritime Strategy.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left New York in the evening of September 27 (local time), concluding his working trip to attend the High-level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly.
Vietnam’s seafood export to the EU market is facing various difficulties, said involving companies at a conference reviewing one-year implementation of a campaign that urges local fishery firms to commit to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The wife of one of the Indonesian fishermen recently kidnapped has received a call asking for a ransom of 4 million ringgit (nearly 1 million USD) to secure the release of the two victims, police said on September 25.
Sa Huynh village in Duc Pho district is viewed as the heart of the seafood processing sector of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, as it handles hauls of nearly 1,500 fishing boats.
The resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang expects to welcome about 2.5 million tourist arrivals in 2018, up 25 percent from last year.
Vietnam highly values the important role and position of the European Union (EU) in the region and the world, and wishes to further boost the comprehensive cooperation between the two sides.
