VOV.VN - A rare turtle was released back into the ocean in the central province of Quang Nam on April 1, according to details given by the Tam Thanh Border Station in Tam Ky City.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has ordered its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to get tougher on illegal fishing in foreign waters by local fishing ships and their owners.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang on February 10 held a consular visit in the form of teleconference and delivered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to Vietnamese fishermen who are being kept in a detention centre in Tanjungpinang. ​

The European Commission (EC) has made positive assessment of Vietnam’s fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing following two inspections in the past over three years since EC imposed a “yellow card” on Vietnam’s export of aquatic products to Europe.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang recently had a virtual working session with leaders of Tanjung Pinang detention centre to discuss the situation of Vietnamese fishermen detained here.

VOV.VN - The country always supports the peaceful settlement of territorial disputes on the basis of respect for international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 3 held an ASEAN-China workshop on promoting cooperation in ensuring the just and humane treatment of fishermen in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - With Typhoon Molave making landfall in the central region on October 28, many homes have had their roofs blown off, an array of trees have toppled over, and large swathes of crops have been damaged.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has made online consular contact with more than 50 fishermen who are currently being held at the Pontianak Immigration Detention Center in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province.