Professional photographer Nguyễn Việt Hùng, also known by his nickname Lekima, has just kicked off his transnational bicycle journey.

Various cultural activities will take place to call on people and tourism enterprises to protect the sea environment as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a campaign entitled ‘Blue Vietnamese Sea’ yesterday in Hà Nội.

More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr Blobby.

Despite the shortcomings of the international legal framework regarding territorial disputes at sea, experts concur that international law plays a critical role in securing peace and stability at sea.

A master plan on the use of Việt Nam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.

Near-shore fishery resources are declining and in danger of being depleted, so fishermen in Vĩnh Trường Commune, Nha Trang City where 70 per cent of population lived by seagoing, must quit fishing even that go away from home to seek job.  

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved disciplinary measures on four former leaders of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the central province of Hà Tĩnh, whose violations are linked to the serious environmental incident caused by Formosa Hà Tĩnh in the four central localities. 

The People’s Committee of central Bình Định Province has approved investment for the FLC Cù Lao Xanh resort and villa complex in the province’s Quy Nhơn City.

A three-year agreement of cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) was signed yesterday.

Việt Nam is willing to join hands with the international community in efforts to protect the marine environment while exploiting economic resources in a reasonable and effective manner in combination with the safeguarding of peace, security and sustainable growth of the country, said Vice National Assembly Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng.