VOV.VN - Tropical storm Nesat has gained strength and entered the East Sea, becoming the sixth storm to hit the region this year.

Vietnamese islands and seas are featured on a new wall calendar for 2023 launched by the National Political Publishing House recently.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression in the East Sea has strengthened into storm SONCA at noon of October 14, becoming the fifth typhoon to hit the East Sea this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - With a tropical depression in the East Sea being forecast to develop into a storm, central localities have been asked to make thorough preparations in a bid to cope with heavy rains and severe flooding in the next few days.

The second part of the 25th Intergovernmental Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), chaired by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), was wrapped up in Hanoi on October 13.

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.

VOV.VN - A low pressure area in the middle of the East Sea has strengthened into a tropical depression, which is likely to strengthen into a storm this weekend.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) Da Nang 2022 will take place in the central city this December, it was made known at a recent press conference.

Cooperation with regional partners will enable Vietnam to gain experiences from other countries in monitoring and assesing marine debris, said Dr. Nguyen Le Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN Dang Hoang Giang has called on countries to respect the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes in the context of many conflicts taking place here and there globally.