VOV.VN - A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck Mang But commune in Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, on April 5, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geosciences.

VOV.VN - Health authorities have issued a warning over a rise in meningococcal disease cases reported in several localities, including Kien Giang, Lam Dong, Vinh Long, Can Tho and Hanoi, with at least one fatality recorded.

VOV.VN - Two minor earthquakes measuring 3.6 and 2.8 on the Richter scale struck central Quang Ngai province on March 21, causing light tremors across several localities, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Earth Sciences.

VOV.VN - A minor earthquake was recorded in Lai Chau province in northern Vietnam on the morning of March 20, with no casualties or damage reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 32nd meeting of the national steering committee for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on March 3, which was held in person at the Government headquarters in Hanoi and connected online with 22 coastal provinces and cities.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has requested relevant ministries, agencies and coastal localities to take urgent and coordinated action to address outstanding shortcomings and secure the removal of the European Union’s “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood exports.

VOV.VN - The Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Earth Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, said its monitoring system recorded five earthquakes in Mang Den and Mang But communes, central Quang Ngai province, between 22:43 on February 22 and 07:04 on February 23.

UNESCO and the Japanese Government on February 12 signed an agreement to launch a project aimed at strengthening Vietnam’s capabilities in early warning, disaster risk mitigation and ensuring safe learning environment.

Gia Lai province has intensified efforts to combat IUU fishing by deploying a smart warning system and implementing a series of stringent, coordinated measures to tighten management of its fishing fleet, in line with the Government’s directives to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against Vietnamese seafood.

VOV.VN - More than eight years after the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning against Vietnam for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, its impact continues to reshape the country’s coastal communities, fisheries governance and export markets.