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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.
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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 commissions three advanced naval ships
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China commissioned three new warships on April 23, 2021, including its first Type 075 amphibious assault ship, named the Hainan.
April 27, 2021 | 12:45
Philippines coast guard holds drills in Bien Dong Sea
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The Philippine Coast Guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea, which an official said yesterday were part of efforts to secure “our maritime jurisdiction” over the waters disputed by several countries.
April 26, 2021 | 10:10
Taiwan again issues stamp set violating Vietnam's territorial sovereignty in Bien Dong Sea
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Taiwan Chunghwa Post's Lighthouses Postage Stamps (Issue of 2020) just been discovered by Viet Stamp club to have an image violating Vietnam's territorial sovereignty. Specifically, a set of stamps appeared a lighthouse that had been illegally built on Ba Binh (Itu Aba) island in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in 2015.
April 16, 2021 | 14:01
How many remained Chinese vessels docking near Whitson Reef, video
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Philippines Commanding General Cirilito Sobejana said on April 11 that 28 Chinese ships were still illegally appearing in Vietnam's Spratly (Truong Sa) Archipelago, comparing to 200 ones reported on March 7.
April 12, 2021 | 08:12
Vietnam tells fashion brands to respect its sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands
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All propaganda forms and content promotion that go against historical facts and international law hold no value and cannot change the fact of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) islands, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday.
April 09, 2021 | 11:16
Vietnam requests businesses to respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa
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All forms of communications with false content about historical truth and international law are invalid and cannot change the truth of Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.
April 09, 2021 | 09:48
ASEAN calls against complicating situation on Bien Dong Sea
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ASEAN acknowledges concerns about the recent complicated developments in the Bien Dong Sea ( internationally called South China Sea), requiring actors to restraint, take no action to complicate the situation, and uphold the international law.
April 08, 2021 | 15:12
Recent developments in the South China Sea dispute
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The US and China have deployed aircraft carriers into the East and South China Seas, as the two superpowers engaged in their latest powerplays on the disputed waters.
April 08, 2021 | 09:46
China tests Biden with Bien Dong Sea tactic
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Based on the official view from Beijing, the Philippines has no reason to worry about Chinese fishing boats sitting along a disputed reef in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea).
April 07, 2021 | 09:57
US, Japan, France, India and Australia begin joint naval exercises, sending message to China
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France and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue nations (Quad)—US, Japan, India and Australia—will today begin three days of joint naval exercises in the South China Sea (SCS).
April 06, 2021 | 12:43
Vietnamese guard vessels holds exercise on Paracel Islands
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Quang Trung guard vessels held exercises in combat situations, coordinated with maritime helicopters in Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
April 06, 2021 | 08:12
Ly Son island to hold Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers
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The Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa soldiers (Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa) will contribute to reflecting Vietnam’s history of protecting its territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea), especially its sovereignty over Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) archipelagoes.
April 04, 2021 | 08:51
H&M facing a backlash in Vietnam when posting China's illegal nine-dash line
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Swedish fashion retailer H&M is facing strong opposition and called for a boycott of Vietnamese consumers as soon as it published an image of China with the illegal nine-dash line.
April 04, 2021 | 08:42
China says H&M agreed to publish online map with “nine-dash line”
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H&M is said to agree to re-publish an online map with the U-shaped nine-dash line in the South China Sea (Bien Dong Sea) unilaterally drawn by China.
April 03, 2021 | 11:16
China Urged to withdraw ships from Reef In Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea)
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Hundreds of Chinese vessels believed to be manned by militias in the South China Sea have spread to a wider area, the Philippines said on Wednesday, defying its demand for the flotilla to be withdrawn immediately.
April 01, 2021 | 14:19
Belgium Friendship Association backs Vietnam’s stance on sovereignty in Bien Dong Sea
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The Belgium-Vietnam Friendship Association has voiced their strong support for Vietnam's stance on legitimate sovereignty in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea).
March 31, 2021 | 15:33
Chinese boats tied up "with military precision" in Whitsun Reef, said maritime expert
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China has provoked international alarm by massing ships in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called the South China Sea) near a reef belonging to Vietnam's sovereignty.
March 31, 2021 | 14:39
Japan continues conveying concern over China's coast guard law
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Japanese defense authorities have conveyed to their Chinese counterparts deep concerns about China's new law allowing its coast guard to use weapons.
March 30, 2021 | 18:16
US, Japan and Indonesia put more pressure on China over China-Philipines disputed reef
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More pressures raised on China by US, Japan and Indonesia over its activities on South China Sea, after the ongoing tensions with the Philipines over a disputed reef last week.
March 30, 2021 | 15:43
China hoist with its own petard when warning Philippine fighter aircraft in the Bien Dong Sea (South China Sea)
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The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea). Chinese experts said the action " might inflame tensions and risk accidents", is China hoist with its own petard?
March 29, 2021 | 16:46
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