Both sides scrutinized the implementation of projects signed during the 11th negotiation round and discussed new collaboration projects. They highly appreciated the successful implementation of a project that studied and compared Holocene sediments in the Red River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, as well as the positive outcomes of projects on cooperation in releasing fry and protecting aquatic resources in the Gulf of Tonkin, and in studying the management of the sea and island environment in the Gulf of Tonkin. The two sides consented to discuss measures to speed up the signing of an agreement on search and rescue cooperation in the waters of Vietnam and China, carry out collaboration contents related to marine search and rescue as well as those regarding the signing of an agreement on the establishment of a hotline for offshore fishing emergencies. Cooperation need to be made on common perceptions and agreements reached between the senior Party and State leaders in line with … [Read more...] about Vietnam-China negotiation on less sensitive marine areas
Less sensitive marine areas
Vietnam, China discuss less sensitive areas of cooperation at sea
Hanoi (VNA) – The 12th round of negotiations of the Vietnam-China working group on partnership in less sensitive maritime fields took place in Zhuhai of Guangdong, China on December 5-6. In a straightforward and friendly manner, the two sides reviewed the implementation of projects signed during the 11th negotiation round and discussed new collaboration projects. They spoke highly of the successful implementation of a project that studied and compared Holocene sediments in the Red River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, as well as the positive results of projects on cooperation in releasing fry and protecting aquatic resources in the Gulf of Tonkin, and in studying the management of the sea and island environment in the Gulf of Tonkin. They continued to discuss measures to accelerate the signing of an agreement on search and rescue cooperation in the waters of Vietnam and China; realise collaboration contents related to marine search and rescue; as well as those … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China discuss less sensitive areas of cooperation at sea
Turtle eggs taken from island to island
Viet Nam News Rare sea turtles are in danger of dying out but a project has started that aims to save them. Researchers have taken eggs from Côn Đảo Island in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province to Chàm Island in the south central province of Quảng Nam. There, they have hatched and gone into the sea. In thirty years’ time the baby turtles will return to the beaches where they were born and lay eggs to start the next generation. Bùi Hoài Nam A team of researchers from the Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) have relocated 900 turtle eggs and released 800 baby turtles into the ocean as part of a conservation project over the past year. The eggs, taken from turtle nests on Côn Đảo Island in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, were transported more than 1,000km before being placed in new nests on a beach on Chàm Island in the south central province of Quang Nam. Researcher Lê … [Read more...] about Turtle eggs taken from island to island
PM’s CIIE attendance holds economic, political significance: Deputy FM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the expo. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to China to attend the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) will help enhance Vietnam-China relations and drive economic and trade ties between the two countries forward, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung has said. He made the statement following the PM’s tour from November 4-5 for one of China’s most important diplomatic events in 2018, through which the country wants to extend its message of open markets to the world. While in China, PM Phuc met with party and state leaders and officials of ministries, agencies and localities of China to talk about Vietnam’s priorities in development and international integration, as well as cooperation between the two countries, Trung said. The host country is the world’s second biggest … [Read more...] about PM’s CIIE attendance holds economic, political significance: Deputy FM