Tag: ocean
UNDP and Norway support Vietnamese marine spatial planning
VOV.VN - The UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Norwegian Embassy signed an agreement on November 23 in Hanoi to support the planning of national marine space for ocean sustainability and climate change response in the country over the next three years.
International conference on East Sea wraps up
The 14th international conference on the East Sea has shown that the East Sea is not a closed sea but plays a central role, connecting the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, said acting Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) Pham Lan Dung in her speech concluding the event in the central city of Da Nang on November 17.
Hanoi’s first nightlife district inaugurated
Open daily from 4pm until 2am, the district offers visitors exciting gastronomy, entertainment and shopping experiences.
East Asian Seas countries cooperate to deal with marine plastic pollution
East Asian Seas countries are current in the process of negotiating a global agreement to put an end to plastic pollution and marine plastic litter, said Pham Thu Hang, Deputy Director-General of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 12.
Vietnam has huge potential for co-processing of waste in cement industry
The potential for co-processing waste, including non-recyclable plastic, as an alternative fuel in the cement industry in Vietnam is huge.
Press Award launched to help prevent ocean plastic pollution
VOV.VN - A Press Award in “Mitigating Marine Plastic Debris” was launched in Vietnam on July 20 to raise public awareness about ocean plastic pollution and the need to prevent it.
Shipping route opened to link Vietnam and three Asian nations
Three Korean shipping lines – Pan Ocean Lines, Hyundai Merchant Marine and SM Lines – have jointly inaugurated a container shipping route linking Vietnam’s HCM City and three other Asian countries – Thailand, China and the Republic of Korea.
Vietnam reaffirms commitments on development of blue and sustainable oceans
VOV.VN - Vietnamese representatives reaffirmed the nation’s commitments to developing blue and sustainable oceans while attending the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in Lisbon from June 27 to July 1.
A future without plastic waste: Small acts create enormous changes
VOV.VN - A big step toward future without plastic waste starts from small actions thanks to the community-based circular economy model.
Optimizing UNCLOS 1982 to transform Vietnam into a powerful maritime country
VOV.VN - A seminar themed "Việt Nam – Đất nước nhìn từ biển” (Vietnam - the country seen from the sea) was held recently to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and ten years of the enforcement of the Law of the Sea of Vietnam.
