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A drill was held in the central coastal province of Thanh Hoa on July 10 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to cope with oil spills.

A training course was held in the central coastal province of Quang Binh on May 9 to provide local relevant forces with necessary knowledge and skills to deal with oil spills and improve search and rescue efforts.

Exercise Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) concluded in central Da Nang city on May 18 after 10 days of oil spill response training, medical experience sharing and community exchanges.

The body of the last sailor aboard the Hai Thanh 26-BLC cargo ship that sank off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province was found on April 1.

Some 200 people in the northern province of Quang Ninh were provided with necessary knowledge and skills to respond to oil spills during a training course held in the locality on March 28.

Marine pollution will culminate in the degradation of marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs which cover about 1,122 sq.km. of seabed off the country’s coast.

Students from northern mountainous Tuyen Quang and Lao Cai provinces swept the first prizes in the Green Creativeness Contest held to unearth outstanding environmental protection ideas and models.

Vietnam has long strived to tap its immense maritime potential to become a rich and strong country based on its marine economy, yet a lot of challenges still lie ahead.

Vietnam is facing serious marine pollution with mass fish deaths in some central provinces last April the latest incident recorded.

Holding a significant strategic geopolitical position in the Gulf of Tokin , Bach Long Vi island district in the northern port city of Hai Phong is endowed with rich biodiversity.

Leaders of the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation (FHS) officially apologised for a shocking statement made by a company’s representative regarding recent massive fish deaths in the central region.

Oil spills at sea are a trans-border environmental problem which requires cooperation among all sides involved to be handled, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Linh Ngoc

Vietnam has shared its experience in oil spill preparedness and response, highlighting the importance of developing oil spill contingency plans at provincial and local levels.

Coastal localities of the central province of Quang Nam province were provided with expertise on how to respond to oil spills during a training course organised in the province on September 22.

The East Sea environment and people’s conduct were discussed at a scientific symposium in the northern port city of Hai Phong on August 8.

The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) organised a Vietnam-Philippines conference on March 10 in Hanoi to evaluate the implementation of bilateral cooperation in coping with oceanic oil spills and to outline future collaboration plans.