Phu Quoc island city, along with other coastal localities in the southern province of Kien Giang, has been concertedly rolling out solutions and exerting great efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

As many as 21 students from Russian universities took part in the 2nd Vietnamese translation contest held on March 11 by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), its ASEAN Centre, the Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association, and the Russia-Vietnam cooperation promotion fund "Traditions and Friendship".

The 23rd Francophone Festival of the Mekong Delta Region opened in Can Tho city on March 11, aiming to encourage the movement of teaching and learning French, thus boosting Vietnam-France relations in all fields.

Cambodian alumni who had studied in Vietnam, and representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia, and Vietnamese businesses investing in the country gathered at a get-together in Phnom Penh on March 11.

The list of visa-exempt countries should be further expanded so that tourism can quickly recover and improve competitiveness, tourism industry insiders and experts have said.

A ceremony was held in the central city of Da Nang on March 12 to commemorate 64 naval officers and soldiers who bravely sacrificed their lives 35 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) on March 14, 1988.

Civil servants and public employees, who have received a warning or are under disciplinary action, have been called on to resign as one of the ways to carry out the downsizing policy.

The Get on Hanoi 2023 programme themed “Hanoi – Den de yeu” (Hanoi – come to love) took place in pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake at the heart of Hanoi on March 11 evening, attracting crowds of visitors.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) is working on improving specialty rice varieties and developing specialised rice-growing areas with high commodity value, in association with building trademarks for rice products in regional localities.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school celebrated its 15th founding anniversary in Vientiane on March 11.

The Customs Department of the central province of Quang Tri said on March 11 that they had coordinated with the provincial police and border guard to break up a drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam.

A seminar on sustainable tourism development cooperation between Ninh Binh province – a famous tourist destination in northern Vietnam, and its Belgian partners took place at the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium on March 10.

The opening ceremony of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival took place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak – dubbed ‘Vietnam’s coffee capital’ – on March 10 evening.

Proper planning, brand positioning, and environmental protection are key matters in the development of Vietnam’s urban tourism, according to experts.

The Japanese Government on March 10 announced a grant of 1.38 million USD as non-refundable aid for nine projects in Vietnam.

The 2023 National Press Festival, themed “Solidarity-professionalism-culture-innovation,” will take place at the Hanoi Museum from March 17-19, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 10.

A spring festival kicked off at the Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) tourist site in the mountainous district of Dong Giang, central Quang Nam province, on March 10.

To prepare for welcoming international visitors, including those from China, authorities and tourism and service businesses of the northern province of Quang Ninh have sketched out detailed plans in order to improve the quality of tourism services.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will set up three inter-sectoral checkpoints at sea to supervise the operation of fishing vessels in an effort to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (OV) Affairs will continue to renovate itself to further enhance its operational efficiency, thus optimising OV’s contributions to the construction and development of the city in the new period, heard a conference held in the city on March 9 to launch the committee’s tasks in 2023.