Coastal localities unleash all-out campaigns to eradicate IUU fishing

Coastal localities across the country have simultaneously launched peak campaigns against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an attempt to reel in the “yellow card” warning enforced by the European Commission (EC). The EC is scheduled to come to Vietnam for the fifth inspection of the IUU fishing combat this October. Therefore, it’s now … Read more

Hanoi autumn tugs on people’s heartstrings

Hanoi autumn is a season to be sang about. The cool weather of autumn bridges the crips, cold weather of winter with the brilliant, sparkling hot sun of summer, giving Hanoi a unique atmosphere from September to November each year. The autumn sky clears into a brilliant, cloudless blue, giving space to the greenery that’s … Read more

Over 400 eco-industrial zones recorded nationwide

A survey conducted by the real estate agency Savills Vietnam reveals that the country now has more than 400 eco-industrial zones, with the demand for this segment expected to grow in the future. According to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, by 2030, approximately 40-50% of provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide will have … Read more

Quang Binh: 15 rare wild animals released back to the wild

The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creature Development under the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Management Board in the central province of Quang Binh has released 15 wild animals into the park. They are eight northern pig-tailed macaques (scientifically known as macaca leonine), two impressed tortoises, one Indian crested hawk-eagle, one Burmese python, one red … Read more

Top leader arrives in Havana, beginning state visit to Cuba

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on September 25 evening (local time), beginning a state visit to Cuba. The visit is made at the invitation of First Secretary of … Read more

Deputy FM co-chairs UNGA’s session on sea-level rise

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet co-chaired the panel discussion ‘Adaptation, finance and resilience in relation to sea-level rise’ with spcial envoy of the French President and Ambassador for the Poles and Maritime Issues Olivier Poivre d’Arvor in New York on September 25 (local time). The event, held in the framework of the … Read more