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HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà has called for port planning and development to prioritise mechanisms and policies that guarantee the safe and efficient growth of seaport infrastructure, aiming to attract investment from leading global shipping lines.

Hanoi - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded efforts be ramped up to eradicate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while leaders of poor-performing localities be stringently handled as a European Commission (EC) delegation will come to Vietnam for the fifth inspection this October.

Vietnam’s efforts to remove the “yellow card” imposed by the European Commission (EC) for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing have generated positive results. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency, Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang, a Visiting Fellow at the Vietnam Studies Programme of the Singapore-based ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, says that while there have been widely recognised notable improvements, the biggest challenge for Vietnam is how to meet the EC’s recommendations while ensuring stable livelihoods for millions of fishermen.

HÀ NỘI — Mineral management must be streamlined to prevent overlapping responsibilities, ensuring clear accountability and efficient decision-making.