Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on October 4 signed a Prime Minister dispatch on implementing urgent and essential tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the fourth inspection trip by the European Commission (EC) team.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in the UK has reported that several British supermarkets have suspended selling Vietnamese dragon fruits after detecting pesticide residues in the product.

VOV.VN - From the beginning of the year to mid-July, fruit and vegetable exports reached more than US$2.9 billion, ranking third in the group of agro-forestry-fishery products, according to the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Inspector General Bui Ngoc Lam and his Laotian counterpart Sukkhamphet Heuangbutsi held talks on August 7 in Vientiane to discuss measures aimed at strengthening co-operation in inspection work.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked localities to take strong measures to fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the visit by the European Commission’s inspection team in October to assess Vietnam’s progress in combating IUU fishing.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An held talks with deputy head of the Chinese State Administration for Market Supervision (SAMR) Pu Chun in Hanoi on June 5, during which they exchanged information and experience regarding market management.

VOV.VN - TikTok has committed a number violations in Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Nguyen Thanh Lam at a press briefing in Hanoi on June 5, citing the initial results of a comprehensive inspection of the platform’s operations in the country.

Shortly after the Ministry of Transport issued a new circular extending the roadworthiness certificates of private-use cars of up to nine seats for six months, Vietnam Register has made a clarification, saying only vehicles whose inspection certificates expire before July 1, 2024 will enjoy the automatic extension.

The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the Cambodian Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation (amended), as part of their talks in Hanoi on May 26.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has required the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to coordinate with the ministry’s inspectorate and tourism management units to inspect accommodation facilities in key tourism areas across the country.