Fighting against drug crimes on sea – a difficult job

Major General Trần Văn Nam, Deputy Commander of Việt Nam's coastguard talks with Vietnam News Agency about fighting drug crimes at sea.

PM requests tighter information coordination to fight IUU fishing The Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday issued a directive on inter-sectoral coordination between ministries, sectors and the People’s Committees of 28 coastal localities in exchanging and handling information so as to prevent and put an end to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters.

Captain severely sick at sea rescued, fishing boat sinks in Thai waters A rescue team from the Marine Search and Rescue Centre Region II in central Đà Nẵng has successfully brought a captain to shore for treatment.

New foreign minister holds talks with Australian, Malaysian, Philippine counterparts Newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Wednesday held separate online conversations with Australian foreign minister Marise Payne, Malaysian foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein and Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr.

Scientist uses his talents to aid fishermen

Witnessing his parents’ hard work, Sơn aimed to study well, get rich and change his homeland.

Three Bình Định fishermen rescued at sea, 23 still missing Three Vietnamese fishermen have been pulled from the ocean after they were spotted by a passing cargo ship.

Heavy rain, floods wreak havoc in central provinces as new typhoon approaches

The ongoing heavy rains and flooding has killed 20 and 14 reportedly missing in central provinces, as the country braces for the seventh typhoon to occur in Việt Nam this year.

Stronger measures needed to combat IUU fishing: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged stronger and more drastic measures to meet recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) to remove its yellow card warning for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).

Stronger measures needed to combat IUU fishing: Deputy PM The EC has made acknowledgements of Việt Nam’s efforts, but noted that Vietnamese fishermen violating foreign fishing zones remains a problem.

VN needs to improve post-harvest technologies for farm exports to be competitive: experts

Việt Nam needs to invest more in post-harvesting technologies to improve the competitiveness of its farm produce, including fruits and vegetables, in the global market, experts have said.