VOV.VN - Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, underscored the importance of maritime technologies to the cause of sustainable development while addressing the ongoing 23rd meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (ICP23) held in New York.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on June 4 launched a wide range of activities in response to World Oceans Day, World Environment Day, and Vietnam Sea and Island Week.

The Vietnamese government has focused on dealing with plastic waste pollution and ocean plastic waste in recent years by renewing legal documents and policies on environmental protection.

A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began on June 1.

Waste classification at home is essential to reducing plastic waste, according to an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The theme of this year's World Oceans Day is 'The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods', which creates an opportunity for all-level agencies, sectors and localities to show their resolve in implementing the national strategy on sustainable development of the sea-based economy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent an dispatch on the hosting of activities under the Vietnam Sea and Islands Week and responding to the World Oceans Day (June 8) to ministries, sectors, organisations and authorities of localities nationwide.