Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the north – central province of Thanh Hoa Le Duc Giang demanded that by December 19, coastal localities must thoroughly resolve “three-no's” fishing vessels (no registrations, no checks, no licences), in a bid to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Party Committee of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh has directed agencies and units serving the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) to consider organising sightseeing programmes for sports delegations in order to help athletes and coaches enjoy an interesting experience in the locality.

The Vietnamese Government has made significant progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG5 on Gender Equality, said Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Women Representative in Vietnam.

Communication campaigns and various promotions are the measures being taken in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh to promote tourism.

Authorities in Hanoi will be running communication campaigns and a series of cultural events to celebrate historical and political events this year.

In the first nine months of this year, the sex ratio at birth in Hanoi stood at 110.5 boys to 100 girls, a decrease from 2018 when it was 113.5:100.

The newspaper VietnamPlus of the Vietnam News Agency won the first prize at the 2018 National External Information Service Awards with a mega story on Vietnamese voluntary soldiers in Cambodia.

Thanh Hoa is accelerating inspections and control of local fishery to join national efforts in the fight against IUU fishing, towards meeting requirements for the removal of the EC’s “yellow card”.

The central coastal province of Quang Tri has enhanced surveillance of offshore fishing vessels as part of efforts to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, especially after the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning to the country’s fishery sector.

The Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap should further introduce the province’s advantages and potential to Russian partners, thus seeking more cooperation and investment, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Doan Tan Buu.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place in localities across the country on March 25, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The northern province of Bac Ninh has actively applied numerous measures to fully tap its spiritual tourism potential.

The central coastal city of Da Nang is focusing all resources to complete preparations for the APEC Summit Week in November, including infrastructure, urban decoration, security-health and communication campaigns.

Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to step up cooperation in searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during the wartime.

Hanoi authorities have approved a construction waste recycling project that can replace some of the materials used in building pavements and rural roads.

Indonesian authorities have so far captured nearly 580 Vietnamese fishermen for illegal fishing in the country’s waters.

The central city of Da Nang should roll out communication campaigns on dengue fever prevention on a larger scale and with diverse methods, focusing on densely-populated areas.

The Kho Mu ethnic minority group in Thanh Hoa are expecting improvements in their living conditions as the provincial People’s Committee has approved a project to help them have stable livelihoods.

A voluntary programme was launched in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 12 to enhance young people’s participation in protecting the marine environment.

Health experts debated measures to effect HIV/AIDS prevention, stressing the need to expand preventive activities, Methadone therapy, anti-retroviral treatment and open bidding for drug supplies.