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Hannah Nguyen There are only a few days left before the European Commission (EC)’s fourth on-site inspection in Vietnam over the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In the effort to lift the IUU yellow card, the most crucial prerequisite was to put an end to the situation of fishing vessels violating the exploitation of seafood in foreign waters. However, the task remained challenging, VNS reported. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that with relentless efforts to curb the illegal fishing by Vietnamese fishing vessels in foreign waters, Vietnam’s fishery sector hoped that the removal of its yellow card warning for IUU fishing will happen this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien made the statement on September 29 during a virtual conference with 28 coastal cities and provinces and relevant agencies and units, regarding preparations for the EC inspection team for the fourth time. T...

Vietnamese lychee is introduced in Singapore. Photo: Ha Noi Moi A series of vibrant activities, such as the Vietnamese Goods Week program, business networking opportunities, and lychee tasting events, have recently taken place in Vietnam, according to VietnamPlus . These activities were met with enthusiasm by the local population and have served to further strengthen the island nation’s economy. Further support from the office is also available for any Vietnamese localities and enterprises with the intention to export fresh lychee and longan to the market. According to Singaporean business administration figures, Singapore imported fresh lychee and longan last year, spending SGD 6.78 million (US $5.02 million) and SGD 4.6 million, respectively. Of these amounts, shipments from Vietnam amounted to SGD 43,000 and SGD 4,000 for each fruit. Vietnam’s lychee and longan have proved their worth by entering many demanding markets, such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, and A...

Vu Chi Mai, consul general of Vietnam in Fukuoka and Nguyen Duy Anh, president of Vietnamese People Association in Fukuoka at the workshop on June 3. Photo: Truong Quan A workshop held in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture on June 3 focused on the importance of imparting the Vietnamese language and culture to Vietnamese children in Kyushu, the third largest island of the Northeast Asian nation, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Sunday. This event was a testament to the strong ties between the two countries. Addressing more than 120 participants in the hybrid event, Vu Chi Mai, Consul General of Vietnam in Fukuoka, stated that the workshop was one of the activities carried out by the Consulate General under the Prime Minister-approved plan to honour the Vietnamese language in overseas Vietnamese (OV) communities from 2023 to 2030. The Consulate General is taking steps to promote the Vietnamese language as part of their initiative to cultivate OV communities and preserve ...

“Initially, I could not find the right yeast for brewing, so the yeast failed to grow, leading to the discharge of 3,000 liters of decaying oil,” said Tran Quoc Trong, a teacher of Tran Phu Middle School in Ward 7, Tan An City under Long An Province, southern Vietnam. “Due to the failure, my family advised me to give up. At that time, I realized that mastering theory was not easy in practice. “To produce a practical product from theory, oftentimes we have to learn from the beginning. “As such, I thought that each product could only be successful at one stage, so I never stopped.” One Thursday at the beginning of this year, Trong had another teacher substitute for some physics and chemistry classes so that he could stay at home and prepare for the acceptance of a pilot project to turn out high quality dragon fruit seed oil under a contract signed by a company founded by Trong and the Long An Department of Science and Technology. His home is located in Long Tri Commune, Chau Tha...

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung (sixth, from left) receives Jan Bartosek (fifth, from left), Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on May 25. Photo: VNA Ho Chi Minh City always pays attention to promoting trade and investment cooperation with the Czech Republic, said Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council when receiving Jan Bartosek, Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, in the southern city on May 25, VNA reported. Dung said that the city welcomes and is willing to create favorable conditions for Czech businesses to invest and do long-term business in the city. HCM City also wants to welcome more Czech tourists in the coming time and boost cooperation with the Czech Republic in education and training of high-quality human resources for the future development of the city, he said. Bartosek expressed his delight at the strong de...