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Lam Dong Steps Up IUU Fight, Aims for Sustainable Fisheries
With a range of synchronized and decisive measures, Lam Dong province is focusing on implementing efforts to prevent and combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Seas and islands
Ha Tinh Tightens Fight Against Illegal Fishing, Aims to Lift IUU Yellow Card
The Chairman of the Ha Tinh Provincial People’s Committee has issued an official telegram to continue focusing on tasks to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the province, in order to strictly implement Official Dispatch No. 03/CD-TTg dated January 13, 2026 of the Prime Minister and related directives from central and provincial authorities.
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Combating IUU Fishing: Sustainable Path for Ha Tinh Province’s Fishery Sector
Identifying the fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing as a central and consistent political task, Ha Tinh province has been implementing a synchronized range of drastic and substantive solutions. As the result, the province is step-by-step building a sustainable and responsible fishery sector, ensuring long-term livelihoods for fishermen while meeting the rigorous demands of international integration.
China holds military drills in Bien Dong Sea this week
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China is reportedly set to carry out military drills in disputed Bien Dong Sea waters all over this week, China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) reported.
February 03, 2021 | 09:19
Vietnam responses to adoption of China's Coast Guard Law
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Vietnam demands that relevant countries respect its sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the Bien Dong Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 29 in response to reporters’ query regarding the adoption of the Coast Guard Law by the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee.
January 30, 2021 | 08:21
Philippines responds to China's new bill to allow Coast Guard to open fire
Seas and islands
The Philippines has recently raised its voice about China's enactment of a new custom bill, which allows its Coast Guard to use weapons against foreign ships.
January 27, 2021 | 10:12
US force enters Bien Dong Sea right after China grants weapon fire rights to Coast Guard
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The US carrier strike group Theodore Roosevelt entered the Bien Dong Sea on January 23 to carry out maritime security operations, a day after China enacted laws allowing the Coast Guard to use weapons.
January 25, 2021 | 11:25
South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea): Japan joins battle of diplomatic notes
Seas and islands
Japan has joined a battle of diplomatic notes over the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) dispute, adding to pressure on Beijing over its expansive claims in the strategically important waterway.
January 23, 2021 | 08:28
Chinese companies sanctioned by US to pull a new oil rig to Bien Dong Sea
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CGTV reports that China plans to pull a semi-submersible deep-water oil rig into the Bien Dong Sea in June.
January 20, 2021 | 15:14
The Indonesian patrol vessel blocked the Chinese research vessel in Sunda Strait
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A Chinese research vessel has been identified in the waters of Indonesia with its tracking system turned off, authorities said on Thursday, amid concerns in the region about Beijing’s maritime conduct.
January 20, 2021 | 15:11
Phu Yen holds ceremony to encourage efforts of protecting sea and islands sovereignty
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Border Guard Command, the People's Committee of Phu Yen province, and the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade held the ceremony named "Towards the country's sovereignty of sea and islands" on January 19.
January 20, 2021 | 09:39
China flaunts warships to impose threats in the Bien Dong Sea
Seas and islands
Over the past few days, Beijing's propaganda apparatus has released flaunting images of warships to impose threats on countries in the Bien Dong Sea, said Thanh Nien.
January 19, 2021 | 14:01
What Japan says about UK's plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia seas
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Defense Minister of Japan Nobuo Kishi on January 14 has hailed the UK’s plan to dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group to waters in the western Pacific.
January 16, 2021 | 07:17
Japan News: China test fires "carrier killer" missiles at moving ship
Seas and islands
China launched several anti-ship ballistic missiles in the South China Sea last August. However, according to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, the fire did not fall into the sea but hit moving ships.
January 14, 2021 | 16:10
Vietnamese French published 200-page photo book about homeland's island
Seas and islands
Nguyen Thanh Tong, former Vice President of the Vietnamese Community in France, has just published "Homeland's Sea and Islands" - a photo book with nearly 200 pages. The book consists of unforgettable memories of the 2016 visit to Truong Sa archipelago and DK1 rigs.
January 13, 2021 | 06:43
Vietnam, China talk sea area off mouth of Tonkin Gulf
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Vietnam and China agreed to step up negotiations on the delimitation of the waters beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin and cooperation for mutual development in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea).
January 09, 2021 | 07:31
Cambodia on process to exploit oil in waters near Vietnam
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After years of pursuing an oil exploitation plan in the Gulf of Thailand, Cambodia has just announced that it is about to "receiving the fruits".
January 04, 2021 | 14:09
China's move on Bien Dong Sea: Year-end intimidation game
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China has just announced a series of exercises in the Bien Dong Sea that lasted from the end of December 2020 to early January 2021.
January 01, 2021 | 11:45
China holds simultaneous exercises in South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea)
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The PLA Navy is holding three 10-day exercises simultaneously after year of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
December 31, 2020 | 07:13
China to launch new maritime law: Is it time to sue the power to IJC?
Seas and islands
The Chinese government has just announced the draft maritime law and plans to pass it soon. This may be a warning sign of increasing maritime encroachments from China ships to countries in the Bien Dong (South China) Sea and the East China Sea in the coming time.
December 30, 2020 | 14:56
South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea): battle of diplomatic notes and law-abiding spirit
Seas and islands
China's ongoing campaign in the South China Sea (known in Vietnam as Bien Dong Sea) - the vital waterway, in spite of the COVID-29 pandemic, has prompted blowback from Southeast Asia and beyond.
December 27, 2020 | 07:54
Vietnamese, Chinese coast guards conduct joint patrols in Tonkin Gulf
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Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards successfully carry out a joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin on December 22-23, as a contribution to the waters of peace, stability, and mutually beneficial co-operation.
December 26, 2020 | 06:59
US rejects China ‘expelled’ its Navy warship near Truong Sa
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The U.S. Navy has knocked back a Chinese claim that their forces chased a U.S. warship from disputed waters in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea).
December 25, 2020 | 16:48
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