Vietnam and the European Union (EU) can supplement each other in the implementation of their maritime development strategies for win-win cooperation, heard a dialogue in Hanoi on August 19.
The People’s Committee of Lien Chieu district in central Da Nang city held a ceremony on July 4 to receive a certificate recognizing Nam O fish sauce making as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decision 203/QD/TTg on the establishment of a national steering committee for the implementation of the strategy for the sustainable development of the Vietnamese marine economy until 2030 with a vision until 2045.
More than 100 photos on Vietnam’s sea and island beauty and maritime economic potential are on display at an exhibition which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24.
Vietnam has paid due attention to the development of maritime transport, which is seen as a spearheaded sector in the country’s sea development strategy.
With its current position, Vietnam is in top five countries supplying large seafood in the world and quality products such as shrimp, catfish, tuna have been present in the toughest markets.
The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) surpassed all its production and business targets set for 2018, with its maritime transport output reaching 24.3 million tonnes of goods, and total revenue hitting 13.85 trillion VND (592.8 million USD).
The first international consultation workshop on building a national action plan on marine plastic debris management was jointly held in Hanoi on December 10 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had talks in Tokyo on October 10, reaching consensus on various measures to bring the countries’ extensive strategic partnership to a new stage of more comprehensive and substantive development.
The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee will cast a vote of confidence on members of its Politburo and Secretariat at its ninth session slated for this December.
The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam focused their discussion on the regulations on Party cadres and members’ responsibility for setting example during the fourth working day of its 8th plenum on October 5.
Vietnam will cooperate with Japan in reducing marine plastic waste, according to head of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) Ta Dinh Thi.
The Prime Minister has issued a national action plan for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which adopted at the UN Summit in New York, the US, in September, 2016.
Vietnam is striving to develop sea and island tourism to drive the sea-based economy forward, thus turning itself into a rich and strong marine nation.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly is scheduled to convene 10 sessions in 2017, focusing on revising, supplementing and issuing legal documents to concretise regulations of the Constitution.
Dong Hai district in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is focusing on developing its coastal and sea areas, considering them to be important zones that help the district become a locality with strong marine economic development.
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