Vietnam has boosted its marine economic development, with Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province expected to become marine economic hubs by 2030.
The 60km Ha Long-Van Don expressway halves the travel time between Ha Long and Van Don to 50 minutes (Photo: VNP/VNA)
Van Don international airport is the first private-invested airport in Vietnam. It is a build-operate-transfer investment of Sun Group (Photo:VNA)
Celebrity Millennium of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines of the US carries 2,000 passengers and a crew of nearly 1,000 to Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)
The 24.6 km Ha Long-Hai Phong expressway includes Bach Dang, one of the largest cable-stayed bridges in Vietnam (Photo:VNA)
Delegates to the 44th Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies Executive Board (OANA 44) visit Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Tan Cang is among the most advanced ports in Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Dinh Vu is the first seaport in Hai Phong capble of receiving 20,000 ton ships (Photo:VNA)
Hai Phong International Container Terminal is the first deep water terminal of the northern key economic region which can accommodate container vessels with a capacity of 14,000 TEUs and general ships with a tonnage of up to 16,000 DWT. (Photo: VNA)
Building trust to encourage peace dialogues and compromise is key to dealing with complex marine security challenges which are threatening trade networks, said Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore Chan Chun Sing.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on leaders of Asian countries to join hands in resolving the global challenges of reducing plastic waste in the oceans and promoting free trade.