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Fishermen prepare logistics for long fishing trips at Thọ Quang fishing port in Đà Nẵng. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The Prime Minister has asked ministries and localities to boost control on unsafe seafood exports and remove poor quality aquaculture products that failed to conduct food safety regulations at import markets. The PM has given an instruction on measures and solutions of batches of sea products that had been either returned or flagged by importing countries recently. The instruction also required joint actions among ministries of agriculture, health, industry and trade, public security, and association of seafood exporters and producers (VASEP) to promoting strict controls and management of the use of chemicals, antibiotics, and additives in food processing. Relevant agencies are required to inform businesses about quarantine regulations, policy changes and import conditions of sea products that were given by importing countries. Following … [Read more...] about Positive actions adopted to fight IUU

Fishermen ordered to follow fishing regulations By Trung Chanh Fishing vessels are at anchor near the shore of central Vietnam. The owners of fishing vessels and fishermen are required to follow regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing - PHOTO: TL CAN THO – The owners of fishing vessels and fishermen are required to follow regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including keeping a record and submitting it, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). VASEP said that to lift the yellow card imposed on Vietnamese seafood by the European Commission (EC) and to develop a sustainable fishing sector, the association has collaborated with the Directorate for Fisheries to deploy a plan, which is aimed at having boat owners and fishermen comply with certain regulations on fishing. Accordingly, when fishing offshore, fishing boat owners and fishermen have to hold a fishing license, hang … [Read more...] about Fishermen ordered to follow fishing regulations

An exhibition, which opened last Friday at Hồ Gươm cultural information centre and will run until the end of this month, displays a model of the Terminal C9 underground station for the city’s metro route No 2 (South Thăng Long Road - Trần Hưng Đạo Street) to allow people to give feedback. – Photo vnexpress.net HÀ NỘI – Locating an underground station (Terminal C9) for the city’s urban railway project near Hoàn Kiếm Lake is reasonable, Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, deputy chairman of the Hà Nội Association for Urban Development and Planning told Tiền Phong newspaper (the Vanguard). But he added that placing new transit infrastructure near such a historically significant site will require planners to research heritage protection measures and landscape design in order to preserve the beauty and authenticity of the area. An exhibition, which opened last Friday at Hồ Gươm cultural information centre and will run until the end of this month, displays a model of the Terminal C9 … [Read more...] about Public in favour of capital’s underground train station plan

Quang Yen coastal economic zone - new push on northern development Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision on establishing Quang Yen Coastal Economic Zone in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Earlier this May, Quang Yen was added to the national plan for coastal economic zones. Located southwest of Quang Ninh and on the border to Hai Phong, the economic zone covers a total area of 13,303 hectares comprised of two functional sub-zones: a nearly 6,900-hectare subzone for seaport services and industrial zone named Dam Nha Mac, and over 6,400 hectares for an urban area and high-tech sub-zone. Quang Yen was established with three development goals, the first of which is to enhance the economic, trade and services connection with other coastal economic zones such as Van Don, Dinh Vu – Cat Hai (in Haiphong), and Thai Binh, and to develop socio-economic links between economic zones and neighboring areas. Investment attraction to Quang Yen must be in … [Read more...] about Quang Yen coastal economic zone – new push on northern development

Viet Nam News Nha Trang, KHÁNH HÒA – The arbitral ruling last month laid out a historic legal basis for a step closer to resolving territorial disputes in the East Sea (South China Sea), yet it will take patience to expect any breakthroughs on the way, especially a change of view from China, experts have said. The Hague’s Arbitral Tribunal on July 12 rendered its long-awaited ruling in favour of the Philippines against China, slamming its so-called nine-dash-line encircling more than 90 per cent of the East Sea. The award also categorised which features in the Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago were islands or just mere rocks, of which the latter could not generate a maritime zone according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). “The ruling rejected the ’historic rights’ of China and significantly narrowed the disputed area among the claimant states,” Phan Duy Hảo, senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Centre for International Law … [Read more...] about China’s change of view not expected soon in East Sea dispute

China no longer largest rice buyer of Vietnam By Trung Chanh Local farmers are harvesting rice in the Mekong Delta. China is no longer the largest buyer of Vietnamese rice – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – China imported more than 9,500 tons of Vietnamese rice during the year up to February valued at some US$4.5 million, sharply declining by over 95% in both volume and value, prompting it to drop from first to seventh place among Vietnam’s largest rice importers, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs. In previous years, the volume of rice shipped to the neighboring country had accounted for at least 35% of Vietnam’s rice export turnover. Some local rice traders and exporters told the Saigon Times that the sharp decline of rice exports to China was mainly ascribed to its tightening control over unofficial rice imports from across the border, alongside the tax hike of up to 50%. Nguyen Van Don, director of Viet Hung Co., Ltd, stated that … [Read more...] about China no longer largest rice buyer of Vietnam

Challenges, opportunities await VN as WTO member (09-11-2006) Viet Nam has become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and this has created new opportunities but also challenges for the nation. Here are some opinions on this very significant event: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem: World Trade Organisation General-Director Pascal Lamy makes a toast with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen after the signing ceremony on Tuesday at the WTO headquaters in Geneva. — AFP/VNA Photo The country’s further integration into the world economy will provide many chances but also morre than a few challenges for many sectors. The most important thing is to know how to overcome the challenges and grasp the opportunities. We must also find ways to turn challenges into opportunities. WTO membership will provide Viet Nam with the conditions needed to … [Read more...] about Challenges, opportunities await VN as WTO member

UK-Viet Nam joint statement (06-03-2008) Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Nguyen Tan Dung met in London yesterday to discuss ways to enhance relations, envision future co-operations and continue working toward a progressive partnership. The following is an excerpt from the Prime Ministers’ joint statement. Political, diplomatic and development co-operation The two sides emphasised the importance of close and constructive political co-operation. The Prime Ministers discussed current international issues and welcomed the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding underlining the key elements of the bilateral relationship. With Viet Nam’s recent election to the UN Security Council, the two countries are now working together on issues central to global peace and security. The Prime Ministers discussed a number of issues on the United Nations Security Council agenda, as well as measures to jointly maximise the positive impact of globalisation while managing the negative … [Read more...] about UK-Viet Nam joint statement

WTO steals show at ASEAN meet (01-10-2005) VIENTIANE — Some 16 regional countries wrapped-up a three day conference yesterday, pledging to promote global trade when the WTO meets in Hong Kong later this year, to reduce poverty and combat record oil prices. The talks were designed by the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to further its own free trade agenda. But it was the World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit in Hong Kong in December that grabbed the lion’s share of attention with trade and economic ministers raising hopes of a breakthrough that could lead to the implementation of the Doha liberalisation round. Delegate spokesman for India SN Melon said the WTO talks were at an advanced stage, with negotiators plotting a roadmap which could deliver success at the summit. "The general view is for some kind of breakthrough, hopefully by next month or mid-November," he told journalists. ASEAN also pledged its support for the … [Read more...] about WTO steals show at ASEAN meet

Central Committee salutes Lao National Party Congress (18-03-2006) HA NOI — The Communist Party of Viet Nam’s Central Committee has sent the following congratulatory message to the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party for its Eighth National Congress. "Over the past years, under the clear-sighted leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), headed by Khamtay Siphandone, and consistently implementing the renewal process and the Resolution of the LPRP’s Seventh National Congress, the people of the ethnic tribes of Laos have overcome all difficulties and challenges and recorded great, comprehensive and historical achievements, thus bringing about profound changes to the country, maintaining political stability, continually accelerating economic development, improving people’s living conditions, expanding foreign relations and raising Laos’ prestige and role in the international arena. "These achievements have proven a sound and creative policy for the LPRP, … [Read more...] about Central Committee salutes Lao National Party Congress