The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced that on February 4 night, a fishing boat sank off the coast of Sinan county in the province of Jeonnam, leaving 9 out of its 12 crewmembers missing, including two Vietnamese citizens, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK.
VOV.VN - A boat racing festival was held on Vuc river in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the ninth day of the first lunar month, falling on January 30 this year, with hope that the new year brings good weather, a bumper crop, and peace.
As part of the national intangible cultural heritage, the Tu Linh boat racing festival in Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai is organised annually to pay tribute to national ancestors.
The south-central province of Binh Dinh is determined to have no local fishing boats violating foreign waters in the next six months before the European Commission (EC) review the “yellow card” against Vietnamese fisheries sector, according to Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung.
VOV.VN - The 100-year-old Ba Dai boat building village in Long Hau commune in Dong Thap province was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2015 with dozens of local households seeking ways to preserve their traditional craft.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked coastal localities to coordinate in handling the fishing boats that lose contact with the vessel monitoring system (VMS) for more than 10 days at sea.
VOV.VN - The traditional Ngo (Khmer boat) race kicked off on November 7 in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, bringing together 54 teams from seven localities and attracting thousands of local residents and tourists.
The traditional Ngo (Khmer boat) race in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh opened on November 6 as part of the Ok Om Bok Festival.
VOV.VN - A huge fire hit Cua Dai port in Hoi An of the central province of Quang Nam on the morning of October 10, burning at least eight canoes and fishing boats.
VOV.VN - A huge fire hit Cua Dai port in Hoi An of the central province of Quang Nam on the morning of October 10, burning at least eight canoes and fishing boats.