VOV.VN - As many as 39 unique activities will be held during the 11th Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Sea Festival from April 10 to June 27, aiming to honour the cultural values of Vietnamese seaand islands, according to Khanh Hoa provincial People's Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Seas and Islands Week and the Action Month for the Environment 2024 was launched on June 10 in Nha Trang City by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

The Vietnam Agency of Seas and Islands (VASI) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the National Ocean Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet Office of Japan held their first-ever direct dialogue in Hanoi on October 16.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) on May 29 held a communication event aiming to raise awareness of union members on national sovereignty over seas and islands as well as on the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, which has been known for Con Dao Islands and many beautiful beaches, is working to promote ecotourism, bringing new experiences to visitors in its agriculture and rural areas.

Cooperation with regional partners will enable Vietnam to gain experiences from other countries in monitoring and assesing marine debris, said Dr. Nguyen Le Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 10.

A knowledge contest on Vietnam’s seas and islands and a virtual reality exhibition with the theme of “To quoc ben bo song” (Fatherland by the waves) was launched in Hanoi on July 6.

VOV.VN - Mutya Johanna Datul, Miss Supranational 2013, will be the guest of honour at the first Miss Vietnam Sea and Islands 2022 beauty pageant, which is scheduled to take place in October in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.