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Hannah Nguyen There are only a few days left before the European Commission (EC)’s fourth on-site inspection in Vietnam over the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In the effort to lift the IUU yellow card, the most crucial prerequisite was to put an end to the situation of fishing vessels violating the exploitation of seafood in foreign waters. However, the task remained challenging, VNS reported. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that with relentless efforts to curb the illegal fishing by Vietnamese fishing vessels in foreign waters, Vietnam’s fishery sector hoped that the removal of its yellow card warning for IUU fishing will happen this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien made the statement on September 29 during a virtual conference with 28 coastal cities and provinces and relevant agencies and units, regarding preparations for the EC inspection team for the fourth time. T...

“Initially, I could not find the right yeast for brewing, so the yeast failed to grow, leading to the discharge of 3,000 liters of decaying oil,” said Tran Quoc Trong, a teacher of Tran Phu Middle School in Ward 7, Tan An City under Long An Province, southern Vietnam. “Due to the failure, my family advised me to give up. At that time, I realized that mastering theory was not easy in practice. “To produce a practical product from theory, oftentimes we have to learn from the beginning. “As such, I thought that each product could only be successful at one stage, so I never stopped.” One Thursday at the beginning of this year, Trong had another teacher substitute for some physics and chemistry classes so that he could stay at home and prepare for the acceptance of a pilot project to turn out high quality dragon fruit seed oil under a contract signed by a company founded by Trong and the Long An Department of Science and Technology. His home is located in Long Tri Commune, Chau Tha...

US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper attends the event. Photo: Lam Dong newspaper The State Archives and Records Administration on May 25 held a ceremony to announce the completion of a project on preserving Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks , a UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage item, at the National Archives Centre IV in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, VNA reported. Dang Thanh Tung, director of the State Records Management and Archives Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs, said that the Vietnamese government has implemented a number of major projects to preserve the woodblocks of the Nguyen Dynasty. However, due to the influence of the natural aging process, tropical climate, as well as fungal and insect activities over the centuries, there are still many outstanding issues that need the participation and contribution of the social community. association in prolonging the life of this document. The project, funded by the United States Ambas...

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung (sixth, from left) receives Jan Bartosek (fifth, from left), Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on May 25. Photo: VNA Ho Chi Minh City always pays attention to promoting trade and investment cooperation with the Czech Republic, said Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council when receiving Jan Bartosek, Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, in the southern city on May 25, VNA reported. Dung said that the city welcomes and is willing to create favorable conditions for Czech businesses to invest and do long-term business in the city. HCM City also wants to welcome more Czech tourists in the coming time and boost cooperation with the Czech Republic in education and training of high-quality human resources for the future development of the city, he said. Bartosek expressed his delight at the strong de...

Locals can easily find these beautiful flowers on Hoang Dieu, Bac Son, and Yen Phu streets, or around Ho Guom (Sword Lake). The Ban flower season typically starts in spring. Usually, the flowers come in white or red, but the majority are purple. The emergence of these flowers serves to beautify the capital’s streets due to their soft pink and purple colours. Many young people come to snap photographs among the bright flowers. White ‘sua’ trees (Dalbergia tonkinensis) thrive on Phan Dinh Phung street. The blooming tiny flowers brightens the scenery around the capital, making it feel more romantic. The elegant trees boast their beauty at a corner of the street. The Phong Linh tree is also known as the yellow trumpet tree, with these being popular in Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay. In recent years, it has been planted in Vietnam as ornamental plants to create landscapes in new urban areas of suburbs in H...